How to say “society” in Chinese
society
“Society” in Chinese is 社会, shè huì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
社会 is read shè huì: 2 syllables. 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 “社会”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 社会. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 社会发展得很快shèhuìfāzhǎndehěnkuàiSociety is developing very fast.
- 科技推动了社会的发展。kējìtuīdòngleshèhuìdefāzhǎnScience and technology have driven the development of society.
- 这是一种常见的社会现象zhèshìyìzhǒngchángjiàndeshèhuìxiànxiàngThis is a common social phenomenon.
- 全社会都应当关爱老人和儿童。quánshèhuìdōuyīngdāngguān’àilǎorénhéértóngAll of society should lovingly care for the elderly and children.
- 房价一直是社会关注的热点。fángjiàyìzhíshìshèhuìguānzhùderèdiǎnHousing prices have always been a topic of public concern.
More words from the lesson “Society and responsibility”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “society” in Chinese?
“Society” in Chinese is 社会, pinyin shèhuì.
What does 社会 mean?
社会 (shèhuì) means “society”.
How do you write 社会?
社会 is 2 characters: 社 (shè) — community, society; 会 (huì) — can; meeting. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 社会?
社会 is read shèhuì. Tones: shè — fourth tone, huì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“society” in the lesson “Society and responsibility”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. 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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