🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

社会

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shè huì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Society/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #140 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"构建和谐社会需要每个人的努力。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organized group of people living together in a community, sharing laws, traditions, values, and institutions.

    "Modern society faces complex challenges regarding technology and human connection."
  2. 2

    People considered as a whole in terms of their social relations, status, and cultural norms.

    "Art and literature often reflect the prevailing values of society."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'societas', meaning 'fellowship, association, alliance, or union', stemming from 'socius' meaning 'companion' or 'ally'. It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially denoting a friendly association with others before broadening to encompass a community or organized group of humans.

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