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打蛇不死

dǎshébùsǐ

beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

Character Breakdown

打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
蛇
shé
snake
HSK 5
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4

Additional Information

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Chinese
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