社

(bound form) society in Chinese: 社 (shè)

shè

(bound form) society

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(bound form) society; organization; agency
  2. 2(old) god of the land

Stroke order

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社

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄜˋ

shè

ㄕ/ shㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 社 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他在一家报社工作了很多年。

    tā zài yì jiā bào shè gōng zuò le hěn duō nián。

    He worked at a newspaper agency for many years.

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Related words

社会

shè huì

society

社区

shè qū

community

报社

bào shè

newspaper (i.e. a company)

社交

shè jiāo

interaction

社论

shè lùn

editorial (in a newspaper)

社团

shè tuán

association

旅行社

lǚ xíng shè

travel agency

出版社

chū bǎn shè

publishing house

合作社

hé zuò shè

cooperative

社会主义

shè huì zhǔ yì

socialism

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