Definition
社会科学 means 'social science(s)', the academic disciplines that study society and social relationships. In the PRC, the term often has a broader scope that includes the humanities (人文科学) as well, unlike the narrower Western definition that separates humanities from social sciences.
n.
social science(s)(in China) social sciences and humanities collectively
Examples
- 社会科学。shè huì kē xué shì yì mén zhòngyào de xuékē.Social science is an important discipline.
- ，社会科学。Zài Zhōngguó, shè huì kē xué tōngcháng bāokuò rénwén kēxué.In China, social science usually includes the humanities.
- 社会科学。Hěn duō dàxué dōu yǒu shè huì kē xué xuéyuàn.Many universities have a college of social sciences.
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