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杯弓蛇影 (bēi gōng shé yǐng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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杯弓蛇影 (bēi gōng shé yǐng): To be overly suspicious or fearful due to a misunderstanding (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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杯 • bēi • cup, glass, container for drinking

bēi杯

cup, glass, container for drinking

弓 • gōng • a bow (weapon for shooting arrows) • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gōng弓

a bow (weapon for shooting arrows)

蛇 • shé • snake; serpent • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

shé蛇

snake; serpent

影 • yǐng • shadow, reflection, image

yǐng影

shadow, reflection, image

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Pinyinbēi gōng shé yǐng

Meaningto be overly suspicious or fearful due to a misunderstanding; to see things that are not there because of paranoia

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More common words that include characters from 杯弓蛇影.

Words with 杯

杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
干杯gān bēicheers
奖杯jiǎng bēiTrophy / cup
举杯jǔ bēiraise a glass
乾杯gānbēicheers; drink a toast
纸杯zhǐ bēipaper cup
茶杯chá bēiteacup
酒杯jiǔ bēiwine glass, drinking cup

Words with 弓

弓箭gōng jiànbow and arrow
弹弓dàn gōngslingshot
颧弓quán gōngzygomatic arch
跃马弯弓yuè mǎ wān gōngto adopt a threatening posture or make a show of force without immediate action; to bluff or posture.

Words with 蛇

画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúdraw a snake and add feet to it
小蛇xiǎo shélittle snake
毒蛇dú shépoisonous snake
虺蛇huǐshévenomous snake

Words with 影

电影diàn yǐngfilm; movie
电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; to affect
合影hé yǐnggroup photo

蛇年

shé nián

Year of the Snake

蛇蚓shé yǐnsnake and earthworm (calligraphy term)

蝠蛇fú shébat snake (a type of snake)

响尾蛇xiǎng wěi shérattlesnake

影子

yǐng zi

shadow; reflection; trace

影片yǐng piàna copy of a film

影视yǐng shìmovies and television

摄影shè yǐngtake a photograph; shoot a film

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Example Sentences with 杯弓蛇影

tā他

zì自

cóng从

bèi被

piàn骗

hòu后

，

zǒng总

shì是

bēi杯

gōng弓

shé蛇

yǐng影

，

duì对

shuí谁

dōu都

dī提

fáng防

。

After being cheated, he is always overly suspicious and on guard against everyone.

bié别

bēi杯

gōng弓

shé蛇

yǐng影

le了

，

nà那

zhǐ只

shì是

fēng风

chuī吹

dòng动

chuāng窗

lián帘

de的

yǐng影

zi子

。

Don't be so paranoid; that's just the shadow of the curtain blowing in the wind.