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社交 (shè jiāo): Socialize / social interaction (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

社交 consists of 2 characters.

earth god, altar of the soil

to hand over; to exchange; to make friends

Word Info

Pinyinshè jiāo

Meaningsocialize / social interaction

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word社交

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 社交.

Words with 社

社会shè huìHSK 4
报社bào shèHSK 5
旅行社lǚ xíng shèHSK 5
社区shè qūHSK 6
社团shè tuánHSK 7-9
社会主义shè huì zhǔ yìHSK 7-9
社论shè lùn
出版社chū bǎn shè

Words with 交

公交车gōng jiāo chēHSK 2
交流jiāo liúHSK 4
交警jiāo jǐngHSK 4
交通jiāo tōngHSK 4
交往jiāo wǎngHSK 5
交换jiāo huànHSK 5
交际jiāo jìHSK 5
外交

wài jiāo

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 社交 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 社交 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

shè社

jiāo交

kǒng恐

jù惧

neutral

social anxiety

shè社

jiāo交

néng能

lì力

neutral

social skills

shè社

jiāo交

huó活

dòng动

neutral

social activities

Verb + Object

shàn善

yú于

shè社

jiāo交

neutral

be good at socializing

4.

Example Sentences with 社交

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

shè社

jiāo交

。

I like socializing.

jìn进

xíng行

shè社

jiāo交

formalWritten

engage in socializing

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

jiǎn减

shǎo少

le了

bú不

bì必

yào要

de的

shè社

jiāo交

，

zhuān专

zhù注

yú于

gè个

rén人

tí提

shēng升

。

He has recently reduced unnecessary socializing to focus on personal development.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

chǎng场

hé合

zhōng中

，

dé得

tǐ体

de的

shè社

jiāo交

lǐ礼

yí仪

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

。

In formal settings, proper social etiquette is crucial.

shè社

jiāo交

huó活

dòng动

néng能

bāng帮

zhù助

wǒ我

rèn认

shí识

xīn新

péng朋

yǒu友

。

Social activities can help me make new friends.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

pín频

fán繁

de的

shè社

jiāo交

huó活

dòng动

huì会

xiāo消

hào耗

dà大

liàng量

jīng精

lì力

ma吗

？

Do you think frequent social activities consume a lot of energy?

tā她

bù不

jǐn仅

shàn擅

cháng长

shè社

jiāo交

，

hái还

néng能

zài在

fù复

zá杂

huán环

jìng境

zhōng中

bǎo保

chí持

lěng冷

jìng静

。

She is not only good at socializing but also remains calm in complex situations.

liáng良

hǎo好

de的

shè社

jiāo交

jì技

qiǎo巧

duì对

gōng工

zuò作

hé和

shēng生

huó活

dōu都

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

Good social skills are important for both work and life.

zhōu周

mò末

de的

shè社

jiāo交

jù聚

huì会

shì是

fàng放

sōng松

hé和

lián联

luò络

gǎn感

qíng情

de的

hǎo好

jī机

huì会

。

Weekend social gatherings are a great opportunity to relax and connect with others.