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三蛇七鼠
三蛇七鼠 (sān shé qī shǔ): A chaotic situation filled with many troublemakers or harmful elements (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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三 • sān • three • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
sān
三
three
蛇 • shé • snake; serpent • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
shé
蛇
snake; serpent
七 • qī • seven • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
qī
七
seven
鼠 • shǔ • rat; mouse
shǔ
鼠
rat; mouse
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More common words that include characters from 三蛇七鼠.
Words with
三
再三
zài sān
again and again; repeatedly
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
forgetful
三维
sān wéi
Three-dimensional
三角
sān jiǎo
Triangle / triangular
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
Repeatedly / Over and over again
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
draw inferences about other cases from one instance
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
one after another / in quick succession
朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
change one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive
Words with
蛇
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
draw a snake and add feet to it
小蛇
xiǎo shé
little snake
毒蛇
dú shé
poisonous snake
虺蛇
huǐshé
venomous snake
Words with
七
七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
Everyone talking at once / Noisy discussion
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
in a mess / chaotic
七十
qī shí
seventy
七曜
qīyào
seven luminaries (the sun, moon, and five visible planets)
Words with
鼠
老鼠
lǎo shǔ
mouse; rat
鼠标
shǔ biāo
mouse [in computing]
仓鼠
cāng shǔ
hamster
松鼠
sōng shǔ
squirrel
蛇年
shé nián
Year of the Snake
蛇蚓
shé yǐn
snake and earthworm (calligraphy term)
蝠蛇
fú shé
bat snake (a type of snake)
响尾蛇
xiǎng wěi shé
rattlesnake
七月
qī yuè
July
七点
qī diǎn
seven o'clock
十七
shí qī
seventeen
第七
dì qī
seventh
田鼠
tián shǔ
field mouse, vole
袋鼠
dài shǔ
kangaroo
鼠疫
shǔ yì
plague (disease)
黄鼠狼
huáng shǔ láng
yellow weasel
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Example Sentences with 三蛇七鼠
zhè
这
gè
个
gōng
公
sī
司
lǐ
里
sān
三
shé
蛇
qī
七
shǔ
鼠
，
zhěng
整
tiān
天
gōu
勾
xīn
心
dòu
斗
jiǎo
角
，
gēn
根
běn
本
méi
没
fǎ
法
hǎo
好
hǎo
好
gōng
工
zuò
作
。
This company is full of troublemakers, scheming against each other all day long—there's no way to work properly.
nà
那
ge
个
shè
社
qū
区
sān
三
shé
蛇
qī
七
shǔ
鼠
，
zhì
治
ān
安
hěn
很
chà
差
，
wǎn
晚
shàng
上
zuì
最
hǎo
好
bié
别
chū
出
mén
门
。
That neighborhood is crawling with shady characters; the security is terrible, so it's best not to go out at night.
