- 围观wéi guānto gather around and watch (a physical scene); (online) to spectate, to follow a public incident as a bystanderHSK 7-9
- 示众shì zhòngto publicly expose (as a form of punishment or humiliation)HSK 7-9
- 福利院fú lì yuànwelfare institution, charitable home (for orphans, the elderly, or people with disabilities)HSK 7-9
- 福祉fú zhǐwell-being; welfare; happiness (formal/literary, often referring to collective or societal well-being)HSK 7-9
- 世面shì miànthe world (in terms of social experience), the ways of the worldHSK 7-9
- 民意测验mín yì cè yànpublic opinion pollHSK 7-9
- 贱民jiàn mínmember of the lowest social class; underclassHSK 7-9
- 随大流suí dà liúto follow the crowd; to go with the tideHSK 7-9
- 不正之风bù zhèng zhī fēngunhealthy tendency, malpractice, undesirable social or institutional practiceHSK 7-9
- 处世chǔ shìto conduct oneself in society; to deal with social relationshipsHSK 7-9
- 工人阶级gōng rén jiē jíworking class; proletariatHSK 7-9
- 开化kāi huàto become civilized; to be enlightenedHSK 7-9
- 看热闹kàn rè naoto watch the excitement; to go where the crowd is for fun; to gloat; to watch someone's misfortune with secret delightHSK 7-9
- 聚居jù jūto inhabit (a region), to live in a concentrated area (of a group)HSK 7-9
- 童工tóng gōngchild laborer (a child who works); child labor (the practice of employing children)HSK 7-9
- 草根cǎo gēngrassroots; ordinary people (as a social group or class)HSK 7-9
- 风化fēng huà(n.) public morals, decency; (n.) (geology) weatheringHSK 7-9
- 风靡fēng mǐ(verb) to be wildly popular, to sweep across (a place); to become a crazeHSK 7-9
- 基层jī cénggrassroots level (lowest level of an organization or society, where direct operations occur); basal layer; basement (geology, underlying rock formation)HSK 7-9
- 群居qún jūto live in groups; to be gregarious (of animals or people)HSK 7-9
- 风气fēng qìprevailing social trend; common practice; atmosphere (of a group or society)HSK 7-9
- 募款mù kuǎnto raise funds, to collect donationsHSK 7-9
- 各界gè jièall walks of life; various sectors/circles (of society)HSK 7-9
- 民生mín shēngpeople's livelihood; welfare of the peopleHSK 7-9
- 社会关系shè huì guān xìsocial relations; one's social connectionsHSK 7-9
- 代沟dài gōugeneration gapHSK 7-9
- 男女平等nán nǚ píng děngequality of men and women, gender equalityHSK 7-9
- 异己yì jǐdissident; outsider; alien (someone who holds different views or is not part of the group)HSK 7-9
- 普及pǔ jíto popularize, to spread widely (knowledge, technology, education, etc.)HSK 5
- 公害gōng hài(noun) public nuisance; (noun) environmental pollutionHSK 7-9
- 聚居区jù jū ōua residential area where a specific group (ethnic, cultural, or demographic) lives in concentration; ethnic enclave; community clusterHSK 7-9
- 贫富pín fùthe poor and the rich (as a pair or contrast); economic condition (in terms of wealth disparity)HSK 7-9
- 贫苦pín kǔpoverty-stricken, destituteHSK 7-9
- 义工yì gōngvolunteer worker; volunteer workHSK 7-9
- 众望所归zhòng wàng suǒ guī(idiom) to enjoy popular confidence; to be the natural choice of the people; (idiom) universally acclaimed; meeting everyone's expectationsHSK 7-9