Usage note
社区指一个地方的人们一起生活、工作和玩耍的区域。
Shèqū zhǐ yī gè dìfang de rénmen yīqǐ shēnghuó, gōngzuò hé wánshuǎ de qūyù.
Community refers to an area where people live, work, and play together.
Context note
在社区里，邻居们互相帮助，一起保持环境干净。
Zài shèqū lǐ, línjūmen hùxiāng bāngzhù, yīqǐ bǎochí huánjìng gānjìng.
In the community, neighbors help each other and keep the environment clean together.
5 examples
我们的社区有一个大公园。
wǒ men de shè qū yǒu yí gè dà gōng yuán。
Our community has a big park.
社区里有很多小朋友一起玩。
shè qū lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo péng yǒu yì qǐ wán。
There are many children playing together in the community.
我喜欢在社区散步。
wǒ xǐ huan zài shè qū sàn bù。
I like to take a walk in the community.
社区活动让大家更亲近。
shè qū huó dòng ràng dà jiā gèng qīn jìn。
Community activities bring everyone closer.
这个社区很安全。
zhè ge shè qū hěn ān quán。
This community is very safe.
5 mini stories
小明在社区里找到了新朋友。他们一起在公园里踢球。
xiǎo míng zài shè qū lǐ zhǎo dào le xīn péng yǒu。 tā men yì qǐ zài gōng yuán lǐ tī qiú。
Xiao Ming found new friends in the community. They play soccer together in the park.
社区举办了一个清洁日。大家都很开心地帮忙。
shè qū jǔ bàn le yí gè qīng jié rì。 dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn dì bāng máng。
The community held a cleaning day. Everyone happily helped.
小红在社区图书馆借了一本书。她每天都读。
xiǎo hóng zài shè qū tú shū guǎn jiè le yì běn shū。 tā měi tiān dōu dú。
Xiao Hong borrowed a book from the community library. She reads it every day.
社区里种了很多花。孩子们喜欢看蝴蝶。
shè qū lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō huā。 hái zi men xǐ huan kàn hú dié。
Many flowers are planted in the community. The children like to watch butterflies.
社区的老爷爷教大家下棋。大家学得很认真。
shè qū de lǎo yé ye jiào dà jiā xià qí。 dà jiā xué dé hěn rèn zhēn。
The old grandpa in the community teaches everyone to play chess. Everyone learns very seriously.
Mini dialogue
社区活动
A
我们社区明天有活动。
Wǒmen shèqū míngtiān yǒu huódòng.
Our community has an event tomorrow.
B
太好了，我们一起参加吧。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen yīqǐ cānjiā ba.
Great, let's participate together.
社区公园
A
这个社区公园很漂亮。
Zhège shèqū gōngyuán hěn piàoliang.
This community park is very beautiful.
B
是的，我经常来这里散步。
Shì de, wǒ jīngcháng lái zhèlǐ sànbù.
Yes, I often come here for a walk.
Related words and contrasts
similar
小区
xiǎo qū
residential area
小区 is a smaller residential community, while 社区 can refer to a broader community.
related
邻居
lín jū
neighbor
邻居 are the people living in your community.
related
社会
shè huì
society
社会 is the larger society, while 社区 is a local community.