society; community
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
society as a socio-economic formation; social formation
formalTechnical term in sociology and Marxist theory referring to specific historical stages of human development.
Rén人
lèi类
shè社
huì会
jīng经
lì历
le了
wǔ五
zhǒng种
jī基
běn本
shè社
huì会
xíng形
tài态
。
Human society has experienced five basic social formations.
Fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
shì是
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
shè社
huì会
xíng形
tài态
。
Feudal society is a type of social formation in history.
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Mǎ马
kè克
sī思
zhǔ主
yì义
rèn认
wéi为
，
shè社
huì会
xíng形
tài态
yóu由
jīng经
jì济
jī基
chǔ础
hé和
shàng上
céng层
jiàn建
zhù筑
gòu构
chéng成
。
Marxism holds that social formations are constituted by the economic base and superstructure.
noun
community; the public; social groups
General term for human groups or the wider community one lives in.
Tā他
gāng刚
zǒu走
chū出
xiào校
mén门
，
hái还
bù不
liǎo了
jiě解
shè社
huì会
。
He just graduated and doesn't yet understand society.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
huí回
bào报
shè社
huì会
。
We should strive to give back to society.
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Zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
zhěng整
gè个
shè社
huì会
de的
guān关
zhù注
。
This issue has attracted the attention of the whole society.
Zài在
shè社
huì会
shàng上
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
xué学
huì会
yǔ与
bù不
tóng同
de的
rén人
xiāng相
chǔ处
。
In society, we need to learn to get along with different people.