打草惊蛇 dǎcǎojīngshé alert enemy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 dǎcǎojīngshé 2 alert enemy 1warn others 1 2 sentences 我们行动时一定要保持安静,千万不要打草惊蛇。 wǒmen xíngdòng shí yīdìng yào bǎochí ānjìng, qiānwàn bù yào dǎcǎojīngshé. We must keep quiet during our operation and avoid alerting the enemy. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他这样做原本是为了打草惊蛇,让其他人不敢再犯。 tā zhèyàng zuò yuánběn shì wèile dǎcǎojīngshé, ràng qítārén bù gǎn zài fàn. He originally did this to serve as a warning to others. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary