How to say “society” in Chinese
society, agency (organization)
“Society” in Chinese is 社, shè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
社 is read shè. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 礻 “altar”; on the right, 土 “earth”: the altar to the earth spirit where the community gathered.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “社”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 社. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 社会发展得很快shèhuìfāzhǎndehěnkuàiSociety is developing very fast.
- 老年人占社区居民的三分之一。lǎoniánrénzhànshèqūjūmíndesānfēnzhīyīOlder people make up a third of the neighborhood's residents.
- 这个社区有着很长的历史zhègeshèqūyǒuzhehěnchángdelìshǐThis neighborhood has a long history.
- 这次旅行是旅行社安排的。zhècìlǚxíngshìlǚxíngshèānpáideThis trip was arranged by a travel agency.
- 旅行社帮我们安排了行程lǚxíngshèbāngwǒmenānpáilexíngchéngThe travel agency planned our itinerary for us.
- 科技推动了社会的发展。kējìtuīdòngleshèhuìdefāzhǎnScience and technology have driven the development of society.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “society” in Chinese?
“Society” in Chinese is 社, pinyin shè.
What does 社 mean?
社 (shè) means “society, agency (organization)”.
How do you write 社?
社 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 社?
社 is read shè. Tones: shè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“society” in the lesson “Organizations, appeals and slogans”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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