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社交

shè jiāo · she jiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. interaction
  2. social contact
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)又(yòu)响了(xiǎngle)。

    Your phone is ringing again.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)社交(shèjiāo)软件(ruǎnjiàn)，朋友们(péngyoumen)都(dōu)在(zài)发(fā)消息(xiāoxi)。

    It is a social app. My friends are all sending messages.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)花(huā)多少(duōshao)时间(shíjiān)在(zài)社交(shèjiāo)软件(ruǎnjiàn)上(shàng)？

    How much time do you spend on social apps every day?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)五个(wǔgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I do not know. The phone says five hours.

  5. Liangliang

    五个(wǔgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？你(nǐ)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)还(hái)爱(ài)社交(shèjiāo)！

    Five hours? You love socializing more than I do!

  6. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，我(wǒ)不(bù)社交(shèjiāo)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)别人(biéren)社交(shèjiāo)。

    Wrong. I do not socialize. I only watch others socialize.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)应(yīng)该(gāi)在(zài)社(shè)交(jiāo)网(wǎng)络(luò)上(shàng)分(fēn)享(xiǎng)过(guò)多(duō)私(sī)人(rén)信(xìn)息(xī)。

You shouldn't share too much private information on the social networks.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)工(gōng)作(zuò)太(tài)忙(máng)，几(jī)乎(hū)没(méi)有(yǒu)时(shí)间(jiān)参(cān)加(jiā)社(shè)交(jiāo)活(huó)动(dòng)。

He is too busy with work and has almost no time to take part in social activities.

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