ACCEPT 接受收
AGREE-TO RECEIVE AND THEN HAVE.
RECEIVETAKEGETGAINOBTAINACQUIRE
Old Chinese Criteria
[ASCENDING/DESCENDING[
[ELEVATED/INFORMAL]
[GENERAL/SPECIFIC]
[IMPOLITE/POLITE]
1. The general word for accepting something offered to one is shòu 受, but the distinction with the passive "receive" is not made explicit.
[GENERAL]
2. Fe4ng 奉 is literally to accept something with both arms, enthusiastically, formally.
3. Sho1u 收 refers to accepting and keeping something.
4. Na4 納 refers neutrally to not refusing what one is offered.
5. Bài 拜 is sometimes used by itself to signify very polite acceptance of an offer.
[ASCENDING], [POLITE], [ELEVATED], [SPECIFIC]
[ELEVATED/INFORMAL]
[GENERAL/SPECIFIC]
[IMPOLITE/POLITE]
1. The general word for accepting something offered to one is shòu 受, but the distinction with the passive "receive" is not made explicit.
[GENERAL]
2. Fe4ng 奉 is literally to accept something with both arms, enthusiastically, formally.
3. Sho1u 收 refers to accepting and keeping something.
4. Na4 納 refers neutrally to not refusing what one is offered.
5. Bài 拜 is sometimes used by itself to signify very polite acceptance of an offer.
[ASCENDING], [POLITE], [ELEVATED], [SPECIFIC]
Modern Chinese Criteria
接受
領受
收受
承受
經受
稟受
受
領
稟
奉
膺
納
接納
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
領受
收受
承受
經受
稟受
受
領
稟
奉
膺
納
接納
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Old Chinese Contrasts
LEIBNIZ 6.4 P. 55: A c c i p e r e incipere habere, voluntate ejus qui tenet.
Words
受 shòu OC: djuʔ MC: dʑɨu 79 AttributionsWD
The general word for accepting something offered to one is shòu 受, but the distinction with the passive "receive" is not made explicit. >>NEUTRAL
- Word relations
- Conv: 餽 / 饋/GIVE
Kuì 饋 typically refers quite specifically to the conferring of a gift of food. - Ant: 拒/REFUSE
Jù 拒 (ant. chéng 承 "accept (a task)") refers to emphatic refusal, a decision to have nothing to do with something. - Ant: 辭/REFUSE
The current general word for refusal to do what one is asked to do or invited to do is què 卻 (ant. yǔn 允 "agree gracefully", but only for the case when què 卻 has a subject of high status), verbalised refusal to do what one is invited to do is currently cí 辭 (ant. cóng 從 "follow, do as one is told").
- Syntactic words
- nabactthe act of accepting (what is offered to one)CH
- vt(oN)accept the contextually determinate thing
- vt(oN)accept ( a contextually determinate object)
- vtoNaccept (and, in case of an order, obey);
- vtoNfigurativewelcome, accept positively;
- vtoNobject=negativeaccept (responsibility/guilt)
- vtoNpassiveget accepted (of advice)
- vtt(oN1.)+prep+N2omaccept a contextually determinate thing N1 or behaviour from (a source N2)
- vtt[oN1.]+N2accept things from someoneDS
- vttoN1(.+prep+N2)accept N1 from the contextually determinate N2CH
- vttoN1.+N2accept N1 from N2
- vttoN1.+prep+N2receive N1 from N2
聽 tīng OC: theeŋ MC: theŋ 4 Attributions南齊書WD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNfigurativeaccept (an offer of a truce, a proposal, a remonstrance etc)
奉 fèng OC: boŋʔ MC: bi̯oŋ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNaccept politely
收 shōu OC: qjiw MC: ɕɨu 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)accept the contextually determinate NCH
- vtoNaccept and take; accept in one's place
納 nà OC: nuub MC: nəp 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNaccept
- vtoNbe open to receive, acceptCH
- vtoNab{S}accept, that SDS
攝受 shè shòu OC: qhljeb djuʔ MC: ɕiɛp dʑɨu 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtt(oN1.)(+N2)omaccept somebody as something (with two contextually determinate N)
拜 bài OC: proods MC: pɣɛi 1 AttributionWD
Bài 拜 is sometimes used by itself to signify very polite acceptance of an offer. >>POLITE
- Word relations
- Oppos: 餽 / 饋/GIVE
Kuì 饋 typically refers quite specifically to the conferring of a gift of food.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNbowingly accept, accept gratefully
接 jiē OC: skeb MC: tsiɛp 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNfigurativeaccept (a task etc)
任受 rèn shòu OC: njɯms djuʔ MC: ȵim dʑɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept; undertake to follow
承受 chéng shòu OC: ɡjɯŋ djuʔ MC: dʑɨŋ dʑɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept politely
承當 chéng dāng OC: ɡjɯŋ taaŋ MC: dʑɨŋ tɑŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)figurativeto take responsibiltiy for something; accept something as one's duty; take responsibity for (what one has done) > admit
拜命 bài mìng OC: proods mɢreŋs MC: pɣɛi mɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPiacttake office; accept an appointment
當受 dāng shòu OC: taaŋ djuʔ MC: tɑŋ dʑɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept
納受 nà shòu OC: nuub djuʔ MC: nəp dʑɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNtake in and accept
遵承 zūn chéng OC: tsun ɡjɯŋ MC: tsʷin dʑɨŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)accept politely the contextually determinate N
哂收 shěn shōu OC: qhjɯnʔ qjiw MC: ɕin ɕɨu 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept with a smile
哂納 shěn nà OC: qhjɯnʔ nuub MC: ɕin nəp 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept with a smile
恭奉 gōng fèng OC: koŋ boŋʔ MC: ki̯oŋ bi̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept politely
拜賜 bài cì OC: proods sleeɡs MC: pɣɛi siɛ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)accept the contextually determinate gift with thanks
拜領 bài lǐng OC: proods ɡ-reŋʔ MC: pɣɛi liɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept with thanks
收納 shōu nà OC: qjiw nuub MC: ɕɨu nəp 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept so as to keep
敬領 jìng lǐng OC: kreŋs ɡ-reŋʔ MC: kɣaŋ liɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept politely
甘受 gān shòu OC: kaam djuʔ MC: kɑm dʑɨu 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept with pleasure
祗奉 zhī fèng OC: tjil boŋʔ MC: tɕi bi̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept with reverence
祗承 zhī chéng OC: tjil ɡjɯŋ MC: tɕi dʑɨŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept reverently
笑納 xiào nà OC: sqows nuub MC: siɛu nəp 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept, laughing
苟取 gǒu qǔ OC: kooʔ skhoʔ MC: ku tshi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept shamelessly
謝領 xiè lǐng OC: ɡ-reŋʔ MC: zɣɛ liɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept with thanks
領納 lǐng nà OC: ɡ-reŋʔ nuub MC: liɛŋ nəp 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNaccept
欣然接受 xīn rán jiē shòu OC: qhɯn njen skeb djuʔ MC: hɨn ȵiɛn tsiɛp dʑɨu 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)accept the contextually determinate gift with pleasure
入 rù OC: njub MC: ȵip 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNaccept, allow to be entered SHI
食 shí OC: ɢljɯɡ MC: ʑɨk 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNaccept; be open to, be amenable to
服 fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNaccept politely
應 yìng OC: qɯŋs MC: ʔɨŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNaccept and take to heart; acknowledge
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