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蛇

shé / shé
HSK 5

English Meaning

(shé) variant of 蛇 | (shé) snake; serpent

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
强龙不压地头蛇
HSK 5 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Even a powerful outsider can't beat the local boss on his own turf, so don't provoke them.”

1. PREVIOUS

啥能打呀

“'Could fight'?”

“Local ties beat foreign might.”

3. NEXT

现在方便多了

“It's much easier now.”

《叵测》 · daily_life
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什么蛇呀 什么章鱼触角 你说的这些我都听不懂
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You sound completely crazy, and I have nothing to do with any of this nonsense.”

1. PREVIOUS

美杜莎的 蛇 也改成了章鱼触角 不是蛇 蛇 蛇

“Medusa's snakes, into octopus tentacles too? Wait. S-Snakes?”

“What snakes? What octopus tentacles? I don't understand a word you said.”

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你说的那个简蕾蕾 我真的 我就压根不认识

“And that girl Jian Leilei, who you're talking about —I don't know her at all.”

《危险关系》 · legal_and_police
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理论上应该有很多的 蛇虫鼠蚁
HSK 5 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Something is off; their absence means an even bigger danger lurks here.”

1. PREVIOUS

这山林茂盛 阴气潮湿

“This forest is dense, and the air here is damp.”

“In theory, there should be a lot of snakes, bugs, rats, and ants.”

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但是刚才进来之后安静不少

“But it's gotten much quieter since we came in.”

《南部档案》 · crisis_and_conflict
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