shè
huì

HSK 3
common
noun

Meaning of 社会

社会 means society as a socio-economic formation; social formation; community; the public; social groups. Pronounced shè huì. HSK 3.

  • society as a socio-economic formation; social formation
  • community; the public; social groups

Definitions & Examples

Rén
lèi
shè
huì
jīng
le
zhǒng
běn
shè
huì
xíng
tài
 

Human society has experienced five basic social formations.

Fēng
jiàn
shè
huì
shì
shǐ
shàng
de
zhǒng
shè
huì
xíng
tài
 

Feudal society is a type of social formation in history.

zhǔ
rèn
wéi
 
shè
huì
xíng
tài
yóu
jīng
chǔ
shàng
céng
jiàn
zhù
gòu
chéng
 

Marxism holds that social formations are constituted by the economic base and superstructure.