Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
社会
shèhuì
Description
社会是很多人一起生活的地方，我们都是社会的一部分。
A 社会 is a place where many people live together; we are all part of 社会.
人长大以后，就会走进社会，开始工作。
When people grow up, they enter 社会 and start working.
Meanings
社会shèhuì
society; the community of people living together
这个问题是整个社会的问题。
This problem is a problem for the whole society.
社会shèhuì
the real world outside school; working life
他毕业后就进入了社会。
He entered society right after graduation.
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Notes
- Etymology
社 (community, altar to earth god) + 会 (gathering); a modern term reintroduced from Japanese.
- Nuance
社会 is abstract 'society'; use 世界 for 'world' and 国家 for 'country/state'.
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