Chinese word

社保

Pronunciation

Pinyinshè bǎo

Meaning

  • nounsocial insurance

Example

我们公司给员工交社保。wǒ men gōng sī gěi yuán gōng jiāo shè bǎo

Our company pays social insurance on behalf of its employees.

Illustration for 社保 (social insurance)

More examples

我去社保局办了社保卡。wǒ qù shè bǎo jú bàn le shè báo kǎ

I went to the social insurance bureau to get a social insurance card.

Core concept

A public protection system that pools contributions to support people through retirement, illness, and other covered needs.

Common phrases

  • 交社保费jiāo shè bǎo fèi

    pay social insurance contributions

  • 办社保卡bàn shè báo kǎ

    get a social insurance card

  • 查社保chá shè bǎo

    check social insurance

Similar words

社会保险shè huì báo xiǎn: A formal public insurance scheme in which the state, employers, and individuals pay for benefits.
社会保障shè huì bǎo zhàng: Government support systems for pensions, medical care, unemployment, and other basic needs.
医疗保险yī liáo báo xiǎn: A health insurance system that pays part of the cost of treating illness or injury.
养老保险yáng láo báo xiǎn: A pension insurance system funded by contributions that provides income in old age.

Definition in Chinese

社保 指以缴费和制度管理为基础，由国家或社会组织实施的用于保障公民在养老、医疗等方面权利和待遇的社会保险体系。shè bǎo zhǐ yǐ jiǎo fèi hé zhì dù guán lǐ wèi jī chǔ yóu guó jiā huò shè huì zǔ zhī shí shī de yòng yú bǎo zhàng gōng mín zài yáng lǎo yī liáo děng fāng miàn quán lì hé dài yù de shè huì báo xiǎn tǐ xì

Word origin

社保 (shèbǎo, "social insurance") is a shortened form of 社会保险 (shèhuì bǎoxiǎn, "social insurance"), used as a compact name for the public insurance system.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear social security as a broad government support program, but this Chinese noun commonly centers on insurance-based benefits and the contributions that fund them.

Other meanings

  • social securitynoun
  • social insurance contributionsnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 社保卡shè báo kǎsocial insurance cardnoun
  • 社保局shè bǎo júsocial insurance bureaunoun
  • 社保基金shè bǎo jī jīnsocial insurance fundnoun

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