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草蛇灰线

草蛇灰线 (cǎo shé huī xiàn): Something that leaves faint but traceable clues or signs (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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草 • cǎo • grass • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

cǎo草

grass

蛇 • shé • snake; serpent • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

shé蛇

snake; serpent

灰 • huī • grey; ash; dust • HSK 2.0 L5

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huī灰

grey; ash; dust

线 • xiàn • thread, line, wire • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

xiàn线

thread, line, wire

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Pinyincǎo shé huī xiàn

MeaningSomething that leaves faint but traceable clues or signs; subtle hints that can be followed.

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 草蛇灰线.

Words with 草

草地cǎo dìlawn
草原cǎo yuángrassland
草案cǎo àndraft; ground plan
草率cǎo shuàicareless; perfunctory; rash
起草qǐ cǎodraft; draw up; write out
潦草liáo cǎocareless / sloppy
稻草dào cǎostraw
草丛cǎo cóngGrass

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 灰

灰尘huī chéndust; dirt; ash
灰心huī xīnto lose heart; to be discouraged; be disappointed
灰色huī sègray
掸灰dǎn huīto dust off

Words with 线

占线zhàn xiànbusy line; engaged (line)
线上xiàn shàngonline; on the internet
线下xiàn xiàoffline; in person
光线guāng xiànlight ray

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

灰暗

huī àn

gloomy, dim

灰烬huījìnashes, cinders

烟灰yān huīcigarette ash

石灰shí huīlime (calcium oxide)

在线

zài xiàn

online

线路xiàn lù(electricity) line; circuit; wire

路线lù xiànitinerary

下线xià xiànto go offline; to log off

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Example Sentences with 草蛇灰线

zhè这

bù部

xiǎo小

shuō说

zhōng中

chù处

chù处

shì是

cǎo草

shé蛇

huī灰

xiàn线

，

àn暗

shì示

zhe着

zhǔ主

jué角

de的

mìng命

yùn运

。

This novel is full of subtle clues that hint at the protagonist's fate.

zhēn侦

tàn探

cóng从

xiàn现

chǎng场

de的

cǎo草

shé蛇

huī灰

xiàn线

zhōng中

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

pò破

àn案

de的

guān关

jiàn键

。

The detective found the key to solving the case from the faint clues at the scene.