shè huì
society
这个社会很复杂。
Zhège shèhuì hěn fùzá.
This society is very complicated.
我们要为社会做贡献。
Wǒmen yào wèi shèhuì zuò gòngxiàn.
We should contribute to society.
社会在不断进步。
Shèhuì zài bùduàn jìnbù.
Society is constantly progressing.
社会科学 (shèhuì kēxué)
social science
社会学 (shèhuìxué)
sociology
个人 (gè rén)
individual
自然 (zì rán)
nature
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The Chinese word 社会 (shèhuì) for "society" is composed of two characters: 社 (shè) and 会 (huì). The character 社 originally meant "altar of the land and grain" and was used in ancient China to refer to a community or village. The character 会 originally meant "to meet" or "to gather" and was used to refer to a group of people who came together for a common purpose. Over time, the two characters came to be combined to form the word 社会, which refers to the larger society or community in which people live and interact.
