INTRODUCE    介紹媒

SHOW HUMANS to each other so as to CAUSE them TO MUTUALLY ADDRESS each other AND to INTERACT.
PRESENT (FORMALLY)MAKE KNOWNACQUAINT WITH
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Such common words as exist refer to introducing marriage candidates to each other, such as méi 媒 acting on behalf of males and shuò 妁 on behalf of females.
Modern Chinese Criteria
介紹 紹介 先容 先游 refers to introducing someone by way of recommending him to someone. 引見 牽線 穿針引線 拉線搭橋 first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis 18.11.2003. CH
Hypernym
  • SHOW　ACT so as to TRY TO CAUSE something TO be PERCEIVED OR UNDERSTOOD. (anc: 12/0, child: 7)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 441

    • Words (6 items)

    見  xiàn OC: ɡeens MC: ɦen 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vttoN1(.+prep+N2)omintroduce (someone) to a contextually determinate person
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2introduce (a person N1) to (a superior N2), arrange an audience with (a superior N2) for (a person N1)子圉見孔子於商太宰
    媒  méi OC: mɯɯ MC: muo̝i 3 Attributions

    Such common words as exist refer to introducing marriage candidates to each other, such as méi 媒 acting on behalf of males and shuò 妁 on behalf of females.

      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]go-between
    • vtoNgo-between on behalf of the male
    • vtoNreflexive.自act as go-between for (oneself)
    媒人  méi rén OC: mɯɯ njin MC: muo̝i ȵin 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPagentgo-between
    介  jiè OC: kreeds MC: kɣɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpost-Han: introduce
    妁  shuò OC: bljewɡ MC: dʑi̯ɐk 0 Attributions

    Such common words as exist refer to introducing marriage candidates to each other, such as méi 媒 acting on behalf of males and shuò 妁 on behalf of females.

      Syntactic words
    • ngo-between
    • vtoNgo-between on behalf of the female
    紹介  shào jiè OC: ɡ-lewʔ kreeds MC: dʑiɛu kɣɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPactintroduction ZGC Geng p. 1038