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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

社交圈

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shè jiāo quān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Social circle/ˈsoʊ.ʃəl ˈsɜːr.kəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他在新的城市里建立了自己的社交圈。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A connected group of people who regularly spend time together and share a similar social standing or common interests.

    "She expanded her social circle by joining the local art club."
  2. 2

    A specific sphere of friends, associates, and acquaintances within a community.

    "His scandalous behavior caused him to be ostracized from his usual social circle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'social' (from Latin 'socialis', pertaining to companionship or society, originating from 'socius', meaning companion) and 'circle' (from Old French 'cercle', derived from Latin 'circulus', meaning a ring or bounded group). The compound term emerged in the 18th century to describe a closed or distinct network of acquaintances who frequently interact socially.

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