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蛇年 (shé nián): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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蛇年 (shé nián): Year of the Snake — Meaning & Stroke Order

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蛇年 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyinshé nián

MeaningYear of the Snake

Characters2

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Word蛇年

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Example Sentences with 蛇年

Jīn今

nián年

shì是

shé蛇

nián年

，

wǒ我

shǔ属

shé蛇

。

This year is the Year of the Snake, and I am born in the Year of the Snake.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 蛇年.

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画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúHSK 6
小蛇xiǎo shé
毒蛇dú shé
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蝠蛇fú shé
蛇蝎心肠shé xiē xīn cháng

Words with 年

今年jīn niánHSK 1
明年míng niánHSK 1
去年qù niánHSK 2
过年guò niánHSK 2
前年qián niánHSK 3
后年hòu niánHSK 3
年级nián jíHSK 3
年轻nián qīngHSK 3