社会

Character by character

• 社shè8 strokesHSK 3god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
• 会huì6 strokesHSK 1 traditional 會assemble, meet together; meeting

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Example sentences

• 社会在变化。

  Shè huì zài biàn huà

  Society is changing.

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• 他们忙于社会改革。

  Tā men máng yú shè huì gǎi gé

  They were busy working for social reforms.

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• 我们住在一个社会。

  Wǒ men zhù zài yī gè shè huì

  We live in a society.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 社会. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 会huìHSK 1

  can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ])

• 机会jī huìHSK 2

  opportunity; chance; occasion

• 会议huì yìHSK 3

  meeting; conference

• 委员会wěi yuán huìHSK 7

  committee

• 社区shè qūHSK 5

  community; neighborhood

• 学会xué huìHSK 6

  to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association

• 一会儿yī huì rHSK 1

  a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r]

• 大会dà huìHSK 4

  general assembly; general meeting; convention

• 协会xié huìHSK 6

  an association; a society

• 聚会jù huìHSK 4

  party; gathering; to meet; to get together

• 董事会dǒng shì huìHSK 7

  board of directors

• 体会tǐ huìHSK 3

  to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience

• 社shèHSK 5

  (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land

• 晚会wǎn huìHSK 2

  evening party

• 约会yuē huìHSK 4

  appointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet

• 演唱会yǎn chàng huìHSK 3

  vocal recital or concert

• 会见huì jiànHSK 6

  to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)

• 会员huì yuánHSK 3

  member

• 都会dū huìHSK 7

  city; metropolis

• 会计kuài jìHSK 4

  accountant; accountancy; accounting

• 开会kāi huìHSK 1

  to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting

• 国会guó huìHSK 6

  Parliament (UK); Congress (US); Diet (Japan); Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)

• 误会wù huìHSK 4

  to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding

• 议会yì huìHSK 7

  parliament; legislative assembly