SUPERIOR  上等

MORE EXCELLENT OR MORE NOBLE than ANOTHER BY NATURE.
FINEROF HIGHER QUALITYPREFERABLEINFORMAL A CUT ABOVEHEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVEAHEAD OF THE PACK/FIELD.BETTER
Antonym
  • INFERIORMORE LOW IN RANK, REPUTATION OR TALENT.
    Hypernym
    • NOBLEIMPORTANT BECAUSE of RANK OR MORAL WISDOM.
      • IMPORTANTAPPROPRIATE to CAUSE ATTENTION OR RESPECT.
        • APPROPRIATEEXCELLENT in a DEFINED SITUATION OR FOR a DEFINED NEED.
          • EXCELLENTFEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS...
    See also
    • SURPASSBe MORE EXCELLENT OR STRONG IN-RELATION-TO ANOTHER IN ACTION.
      Modern Chinese Criteria
      上等

      上品

      上流

      上色

      上第

      上乘

      上

      優等

      優質

      甲

      頭等

      頭號

      頭路

      一品

      甲級

      甲等

      超等

      超級

      特等

      特級

      極品

      上上

      最佳

      最優

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

        Words

        上  shàng OC: ɡljaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 74 AttributionsWD

          Word relations
        • Object: 事/SERVE The current general word for serving another is shì 事 (ant. shǐ 使 "deploy").
        • Object: 犯/OFFEND Fàn 犯 (ant. cǒng 從 "follow obediently") refers as a derogatory term to a deliberate and active breaking of a rule.
        • Assoc: 長/SENIOR
        • Oppos: 次/BAD

          Syntactic words
        • nnonreferentialthe leadership; those who are of superior rank, those in high social or political positions;
        • npost-Nsuperior to N
        • v[adN]the best
        • v[adN]figurativewhat is of superior quality; what belongs to a higher level
        • v[adN]N=humsuperior
        • v[adN]N=humanbetter one(s)LZ
        • vadNof superior or highest quality; of the superior kind; superior; of higher status
        • vadVfigurativeat the top; at the higher levels of society; from a superior position; towards the higher levels of society; on a high level of culture
        • vibe of the superior kind, be the supremely important thing
        • vtoNcausativecause to be superior> raise to a superior position
        • vtoNstativebe superior to; show oneself being superior to
        愈  yù OC: loʔ MC: ji̯o 10 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vibe superior; be better
        • vt+prep+Nstativebe better than N
        • vtoNrelationalbe superior in relation to
        盛  shèng MC: dzyengH OC: djeŋs 9 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nwhat is superior
        • v(adN)the supreme kind of the omitted but contextually determinate NCH
        • vadNsuperior; great
        • vibe superior, be greatLZ
        • visuperlativethe greatestLZ
        • vt+prep+Ngradedbe greater (than somebody or something); be of greater importance (than somebody)
        • vtoNputativeregard as being of superior importance
        高  gāo OC: koow MC: kɑu 3 AttributionsWD

          Word relations
        • Ant: 薄/WEAK Bào 薄 (ant. zhuàng 壯 "strong and vigorous") can refer to a low or weak intensity of something.
        • Ant: 淺/STUPID
        • Ant: 薄/TENUOUS Báo 薄 (ant. hòu 厚 "substantial") refers to anything thin or slight.
        • Synon: 潔/GOOD

          Syntactic words
        • nabdispositionmoral superiority; high aspirations
        • vibe of a superior order
        以上  yǐ shàng OC: k-lɯʔ ɡljaŋs MC: jɨ dʑi̯ɐŋ 3 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPpost-Nsuperior, upwards
        長上  zhǎng shàng OC: krlaŋʔ ɡljaŋs MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ dʑi̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • NP{N1=N2}nonreferentialthose in higher position, the superiors; the seniors
        出  chū OC: khljud MC: tɕhʷit 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNrelationalexceed in quality
        前  qián OC: dzeen MC: dzen 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • v[adN]indefinitesuperior; Danish: overmand
        尚  shàng OC: djaŋs MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • nsubjectsuperior
        向上  xiàng shàng OC: qhaŋs ɡljaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ dʑi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPadNgradeddirected towards the highest > ultimate; supreme
        高上  gāo shàng MC: -- dzyangX OC: koow ɡljaŋʔLZ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPibe of a superior orderLZ
        君師  jūn shī MC: kjun srij OC: klun srilLZ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPsuperiors worth following, such as rulers or teachersLZ

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