司法部 sī fǎ bù Ministry of Justice (PRC etc) / Justice Department (USA etc) 应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities / to socialize / dinner party / banquet / social engagement syn 大法官 dà fǎ guān grand justice / high court justice / supreme court justice syn 高攀 gāo pān social climbing / to claim connections with people in higher social class 社工 shè gōng social work / social worker 四维 四維 sì wéi the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor / see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3] / the four directions / the four limbs (Chinese medicine) / four-dimensional 边缘人 邊緣人 biān yuán rén marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either) 正义 正義 zhèng yì justice / righteousness / just / righteous syn 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor syn 司法 sī fǎ judicial / (administration of) justice 义 義 yì justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship syn 伸张 伸張 shēn zhāng to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue) / to promote syn 绳之以法 繩之以法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ to punish according to the law / to bring to justice syn 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth syn 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 归案 歸案 guī àn to bring to justice / to file away (a document) 道义 道義 dào yì morality / righteousness and justice syn 法网 法網 fǎ wǎng the net of justice / the long arm of the law syn 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 误判 誤判 wù pàn to misjudge / error of judgment / incorrect ruling / miscarriage of justice 冤案 yuān àn miscarriage of justice syn 仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice / to be loyal (to one's friends) / to stick by syn 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice syn 拨云见日 撥雲見日 bō yún jiàn rì lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom) / fig. to restore justice syn 律政司 lǜ zhèng sī Department of Justice (Hong Kong) 信义 信義 xìn yì good faith / honor / trust and justice 惩处 懲處 chéng chǔ to punish / to administer justice syn 冤狱 冤獄 yuān yù unjust charge or verdict / miscarriage of justice / frame-up syn 冤情 yuān qíng facts of an injustice / circumstances surrounding a miscarriage of justice 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful syn 错案 錯案 cuò àn a misjudged legal case / a miscarriage (of justice) syn 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn to place righteousness before family (idiom) / ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it syn 申冤 shēn yuān to appeal for justice / to demand redress for a grievance syn 仗义执言 仗義執言 zhàng yì zhí yán to speak out for justice (idiom) / to take a stand on a matter of principle syn 振振有词 振振有詞 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) / to argue with the courage of one's convictions syn 公道 gōng dào justice / fairness / public highway syn 司法行政 administration of justice 刑部 xíng bù Ministry of Justice (in imperial China) 法制日报 法制日報 fǎ zhì rì bào Legal Daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom) / a world without justice syn 法办 法辦 fǎ bàn to bring to justice / to punish according to the law syn 高级法院 高級法院 gāo jí fǎ yuàn High Court of Justice 廷尉 tíng wèi Commandant of Justice in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] 错判 錯判 cuò pàn miscarriage of justice 司寇 sī kòu minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China) 任侠 任俠 rèn xiá chivalrous / helping the weak for the sake of justice 身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn 追踪 追蹤 zhuī zōng to track / to trace / to follow up / (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 交流 jiāo liú to exchange / exchange / communication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb) 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background syn 社交 shè jiāo interaction / social contact syn 成分 chéng fèn composition / ingredient / element / component / one's social status syn 福利 fú lì material benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare syn 圈子 quān zi circle / ring / (social) circle syn 好友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 人情 rén qíng human emotions / social relationship / friendship / favor / a good turn syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 交际 交際 jiāo jì communication / social intercourse syn 阶级 階級 jiē jí (social) class / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 同等 tóng děng equal to / having the same social class or status syn 社保 shè bǎo social insurance (abbr. for 社會保險|社会保险[she4hui4 bao3xian3]) 阶层 階層 jiē céng social class 身价 身價 shēn jià social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc) syn 萎缩 萎縮 wěi suō to wither / to dry up (of a plant) / to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc) syn 不菲 bù fěi considerable (cost etc) / bountiful (crop etc) / high (social status etc) syn 武林 wǔ lín martial arts (social) circles 交谊舞 交誼舞 jiāo yì wǔ social dance / ballroom dancing 门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth / the right social connection syn 风俗 風俗 fēng sú social custom / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng unrest (social or political) / turmoil / upheaval / commotion syn 良药 良藥 liáng yào good medicine / panacea / fig. a good solution / a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem) 成份 chéng fèn composition / make-up / ingredient / element / component / one's social status / same as 成分 syn 社会保险 社會保險 shè huì bǎo xiǎn social security (abbr. to 社保[she4bao3]) 条条框框 條條框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng fixed framework (idiom) / restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) / regulations and restrictions syn 贱民 賤民 jiàn mín social stratum below the level of ordinary people / untouchable / dalit (India caste) 平步青云 平步青雲 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) syn 上班族 shàng bān zú office workers (as social group) 各界 gè jiè all walks of life / all social circles syn 社会关系 社會關係 shè huì guān xì social relation 低微 dī wēi meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice) syn 洋相 yáng xiàng social gaffe or blunder / faux pas / see 出洋相[chu1 yang2 xiang4] syn 大潮 dà cháo spring tide / (fig.) momentous social change syn 礼数 禮數 lǐ shù etiquette / (old) gradation of etiquette with social status syn 公害 gōng hài environmental pollution / social scourge / blight on society 丛生 叢生 cóng shēng growing as a thicket / overgrown / breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) 孔子 kǒng zǐ Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3] 联欢会 聯歡會 lián huān huì social gathering / party 分房 fēn fáng to sleep in separate rooms / distribution of social housing 八面玲珑 八面玲瓏 bā miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) syn 社会科学 社會科學 shè huì kē xué social sciences syn 门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match syn 攀附 pān fù to climb (of climbing plants) / to creep / to cling on to / fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful) / social climbing syn 贵贱 貴賤 guì jiàn noble and lowly / high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism 门楣 門楣 mén méi lintel (of a door) / fig. family's social status syn 脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context syn 公德 gōng dé public ethics / social morality 