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毒蛇

poisonous snake

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

du2she2 • dúshé

Meaning

Primary

poisonous snake

Alternatives

poisonous snakes, poison snake, viper, venomous snake

Mnemonic

A 毒蛇 poisonous snake is a 蛇 snake that can 毒 poison you with its bite.

Usage

森林 里 有 毒蛇。

There are poisonous snakes in the forest.

这 种 蛇 是 毒蛇 吗？

Is this type of snake a poisonous snake?

他 被 毒蛇 咬 了。

He was bitten by a poisonous snake.