PROMOTE    提拔擢

APPOINT to CAUSE TO BECOME a MORE NOBLE OFFICIAL.
UPGRADEGIVE PROMOTION TOELEVATEADVANCEMOVE UPHUMOROUS KICK UPSTAIRS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The specific general term for bureaucratic promotion is the not very common zhuó 擢 (ant. chù 黜 "demote"). 2. The most current general-use words for raising the status of someone are jǔ 舉 (ant. jiàng 降 "lower the rank of") and jìn 進 (ant. tuì 退 "demote"). 3. Bá 拔 (ant. miǎn 免 "dismiss without necessarily removing from the hierarchy altogether") and qiān 遷 (ant. chū 出 "remove and transfer to a lower position") are standard bureaucratic terms for promotion in office. 4. Chāo 超 refers specifically to raising someone by more than one level at the time, and this bureaucratic term became current in Han times.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 GOVERNMENT/LAW 19. 進，泛指推舉人才。 推，側重在按預定的要求認定、推舉人才。 薦，側重在主動推舉人才。 舉，側重在推薦而致任用。 貢、察是漢魏選官制的專用名詞：貢，向上進薦，一般不單用； 察，表考察後予以舉薦。 22. BE PROMOTED 升，表示提升職務的泛稱。 擢，可以是已有職務的提升，也可用作初次拔用，為升官的通稱。 遷，表示升官的專祠；若與他詞構合則泛指職位變動。 陟，表示升職，常與 “ 黜 ” 等反義或同義連用。 進、晉皆指稱高級官員職位或爵位的提升，後者含有古雅、莊重色彩。
Modern Chinese Criteria
提拔 超拔 提升 提任 擢升 拔擢 擢用 飾擢 超遷 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • DEMOTEDISMISS so as to COMMAND to BECOME of MORE HUMBLE RANK.
See also
  • SUPPORTHELP so as to CAUSE NOT to FALL OR so as to CAUSE to FLOURISH.
Hypernym
  • APPOINT　EMPLOY so as to CAUSE TO BECOME a SENIOR OFFICIAL. (anc: 17/0, child: 2)
  • EMPLOY　COMMAND to ACT:do PAID WORK FOR ONESELF. (anc: 16/0, child: 1)
  • COMMAND　ADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT. (anc: 15/0, child: 8)
Other Hypernyms
  • APPOINTnew-ea6fa4c4-5139-450f-afa4-c45139750f31　EMPLOY so as to CAUSE TO BECOME a SENIOR OFFICIAL. (anc: 16/3, child: 2)
  • EMPLOYnew-32694ce4-fc66-47d5-a94c-e4fc6617d590　COMMAND to ACT:do PAID WORK FOR ONESELF. (anc: 15/2, child: 1)
  • COMMANDnew-64400543-79c1-45c0-8005-4379c115c025　ADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT. (anc: 14/1, child: 8)
  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 306

  • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 262ff

    • Words (16 items)

    進  jìn OC: tsins MC: tsin 41 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 後/DESPISE Hòu 後 (ant. xiān 先 "put first") is to fail to show proper respect for someone.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactpromoting someone
    • nabeventpromotion
    • vt[oN]promote othersLZ
    • vtoNcausativework for the advancement (of someone) (without necessarily having the authority to promote that person)
    • vtoNmiddle voiceget promoted
    • vtoNpassivebe promoted, gain promotion
    • vtoNreflexive.自promote (oneself)
    舉  jǔ OC: klaʔ MC: ki̯ɤ 29 Attributions

    The most current general-use words for raising the status of someone are jǔ 舉 (ant. jiàng 降 "lower the rank of") and jìn 進 (ant. tuì 退 "demote").

      Syntactic words
    • nabactpromotion
    • vadNelevated
    • vt(oN)promote a contextually determinate person N
    • vtoNelevate to a high position, promote (as someone who has the authority to promote)
    • vtoNpassivebe promoted in office> rise in office
    爵  jué OC: tsewɡ MC: tsi̯ɐk 8 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN1.-yǐN2appoint N to V 爵N以大夫CH
    • vtoNcausativecause to have high rank> promote to high rank, give high rank to
    • vtoNpassivebe promoted in rank, get promoted in rank
    • vtoNreflexive.自promote (oneself) 自爵
    遂  suì OC: sɢluds MC: zi 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpromote; recommend
    進賢  jìn xián MC: tsinH hen OC: tsins ɡiin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VP[adN]agentthe promotor of worthies/men of talentCH
    躋  jī OC:  MC: tsei 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto advance; to raise in position; to give hierarchical priority to
    遷  qiān OC: tshen MC: tshiɛn 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNchange (office), transfer to (a new office)
    • vtoNpassivebe promoted
    奉  fèng OC: boŋʔ MC: bi̯oŋ 2 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 枉/TWIST Wǎng 枉 (ant. zhèng 正 "straight and unwarped") refers to bending as distortion. The word is predominantly transferred in meaning and prototypically refers to the bending of the law.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpromote (a person)
    大舉  dà jǔ MC: dajH kjoX OC: daads klaʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpassivebe promoted to a leading positionCH
    拔  bá OC: breed MC: bɣɛt 1 Attribution

    Bá 拔 (ant. miǎn 免 "dismiss without necessarily removing from the hierarchy altogether") and qiān 遷 (ant. chū 出 "remove and transfer to a lower position") are standard bureaucratic terms for promotion in office.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNraise to a higher level in the bureaucratic hierarchy
    提  tí OC: ɡ-lee MC: dei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]promote people
    • vtoNfigurativelift/hold up > promote
    擢  zhuó OC: rleewɡ MC: ɖɣɔk 1 Attribution

    The specific general term for bureaucratic promotion is the not very common zhuó 擢 (ant. chù 黜 "demote").

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpromote
    拔舉  bá jǔ MC: beat kjoX OC: breed klaʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNchoose for promotion (among candidates)CH
    稱  chēng OC: thjɯŋ MC: tɕhɨŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpromote
    超  chāo OC: khrlew MC: ʈhiɛu 0 Attributions

    Chāo 超 refers specifically to raising someone by more than one level at the time, and this bureaucratic term became current in Han times.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNHANSHU raise someone by more than one bureaucratic level at one time
    陟  zhì OC: tɯɡ MC: ʈɨk 0 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNascend> promote to; promote oneself to