PROMOTE  提拔擢

APPOINT to CAUSE TO BECOME a MORE NOBLE OFFICIAL.
UPGRADEGIVE PROMOTION TOELEVATEADVANCEMOVE UPHUMOROUS KICK UPSTAIRS
Antonym
  • DEMOTEDISMISS so as to COMMAND to BECOME of MORE HUMBLE RANK.
    Hypernym
    • APPOINTEMPLOY so as to CAUSE TO BECOME a SENIOR OFFICIAL.
      • EMPLOYCOMMAND to ACT:do PAID WORK FOR ONESELF.
        • COMMANDADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT.
          • ADDRESSSPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT. ...
    See also
    • SUPPORTHELP so as to CAUSE NOT to FALL OR so as to CAUSE to FLOURISH.
      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 ／

      Words

      進  jìn OC: tsins MC: tsin 41 AttributionsWD

        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 AttributionsWD

      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 AttributionsWD
        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 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNpromote; recommend
      奉  fèng OC: boŋʔ MC: bi̯oŋ 2 AttributionsWD

        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)
      躋  jī OC:  MC: tsei 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNto advance; to raise in position; to give hierarchical priority to
      遷  qiān OC: tshen MC: tshiɛn 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNchange (office), transfer to (a new office)
      • vtoNpassivebe promoted
      進賢  jìn xián MC: tsinH hen OC: tsins ɡiinCH 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VP[adN]agentthe promotor of worthies/men of talentCH
      拔  bá OC: breed MC: bɣɛt 1 AttributionWD

      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 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vt[oN]promote people
      • vtoNfigurativelift/hold up > promote
      擢  zhuó OC: rleewɡ MC: ɖɣɔk 1 AttributionWD

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

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNpromote
      稱  chēng OC: thjɯŋ MC: tɕhɨŋ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNpromote
      拔舉  bá jǔ MC: beat kjoX OC: breed klaʔCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNchoose for promotion (among candidates)CH
      大舉  dà jǔ MC: dajH kjoX OC: daads klaʔCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNpassivebe promoted to a leading positionCH
      超  chāo OC: khrlew MC: ʈhiɛu 0 AttributionsWD

      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 AttributionsWD

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNascend> promote to; promote oneself to

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