蛇     shé     snake

量词 Measure words: 条

水平 Level: 初等 Beginning (HSK 2)

例子 examples:

1. 高祖被酒，夜径泽中，令一人行前，行前者还报曰，前有大蛇当径，愿还。
   Gāo Zǔ bèi jiǔ, yè jìng zé zhōng, lìng yī rén xíng qián, xíng qián zhě hái bào yuē, qián yǒu dà shé dāng jìng, yuàn hái.
   One night Han Gao Zu was drunk travelling through the marshes with a person leading the way in front. The person leading the way came back and reported, “There is a large snake in front blocking the way. I want to go back.”
   Source: 司马迁 Sima Qian (145—86 BCE)

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