Definition
noun
snake
Measure word · 条
Easily confused
- 射shèsound-aliketo shoot (an arrow, bullet, etc.)
- 设shèsound-aliketo set up, to establish
- 折shésound-aliketo snap, to break (of long thin objects like sticks, bones, pencils)
- 社shèsound-alike(bound form) society, organization, agency (used in many compounds)
Examples
- 蛇。Yì tiáo shé zài dì shàng pá.A snake is crawling on the ground.
- 蛇？Nǐ jiàn guò shé ma?Have you ever seen a snake?
- 蛇。Hěn duō rén pà shé.Many people are afraid of snakes.
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