社会 shè huì
“society”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 社會Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
社会 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1639: 社会 shèhuì — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 120
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 社会
社会 means “society”: the people, systems, and way of life we live in. It is a noun, often used before another noun (社会问题, 社会变化) or in phrases like 在社会上 and 进入社会.
例句Example sentences
- 现在社会发展得很快。xiàn zài shè huì fā zhǎn de hěn kuài.Society is developing quickly now.
- 我们应该多关心社会问题。wǒ men yīng gāi duō guān xīn shè huì wèn tí.We should care more about social problems.
- 大学毕业后，他开始进入社会。dà xué bì yè hòu, tā kāi shǐ jìn rù shè huì.After graduating from university, he began to enter society.