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社会工程学

shè huì gōng chéng xuédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(cybersecurity) social engineering
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a991293df279b355. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

社會工程學 社会工程学 [she4 hui4 gong1 cheng2 xue2] /(cybersecurity) social engineering/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 社會工程學

  • 社
    shè

    (bound form) society / organization / agency / (old) god of the land

  • 会
    huì

    can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ])

    kuài

    (bound form) to reckon accounts

  • 工
    gōng

    work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor

  • 程
    chéng

    rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence

    Chéng

    surname Cheng

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.