春蚓秋蛇 (chūn yǐn qiū shé): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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春蚓秋蛇
春蚓秋蛇 (chūn yǐn qiū shé): Describes poor calligraphy where strokes are twisted and ungraceful (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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春 • chūn • spring • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
chūn
春
spring
蚓 • yǐn • earthworm
yǐn
蚓
earthworm
秋 • qiū • autumn • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
qiū
秋
autumn
蛇 • shé • snake; serpent • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
shé
蛇
snake; serpent
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More common words that include characters from 春蚓秋蛇.
Words with
春
春天
chūn tiān
spring (season)
青春
qīng chūn
youth
青春期
qīng chūn qī
puberty
新春
xīn chūn
Spring Festival
春假
chūn jià
spring break
春光
chūn guāng
spring scenery; springtime
春卷
chūn juǎn
spring roll
春季
chūn jì
springtime
Words with
蚓
蚓螈
yǐn yuán
caecilian (amphibian)
蚯蚓
qiū yǐn
earthworm
蛇蚓
shé yǐn
snake and earthworm (calligraphy term)
蚯蚓洞
qiū yǐn dòng
earthworm burrow
Words with
秋
秋天
qiū tiān
autumn
秋千
qiū qiān
swing (playground)
秋季
qiū jì
autumn
秋霖
qiū lín
autumn continuous rain
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
蚯蚓粪
qiū yǐn fèn
earthworm castings
行行蛇蚓
háng háng shé yǐn
Describes handwriting or calligraphy that is messy, twisted, and difficult to read, like snakes and earthworms crawling across the page.
秋风
qiū fēng
autumn wind
中秋节
Zhōng qiū jié
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
荡秋千
dàng qiū qiān
to swing on a swing
百岁千秋
bǎi suì qiān qiū
a long, long time; many years; eternity
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
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Example Sentences with 春蚓秋蛇
tā
他
de
的
zì
字
chūn
春
yǐn
蚓
qiū
秋
shé
蛇
，
shí
实
zài
在
nán
难
kàn
看
。
His handwriting is like spring earthworms and autumn snakes—really ugly.
zhè
这
fú
幅
shū
书
fǎ
法
zuò
作
pǐn
品
chūn
春
yǐn
蚓
qiū
秋
shé
蛇
，
háo
毫
wú
无
měi
美
gǎn
感
。
This calligraphy piece is like spring earthworms and autumn snakes—completely lacking in beauty.
