EMPLOY  僱用用／使

COMMAND to ACT:do PAID WORK FOR ONESELF.
HIREENGAGERECRUITTAKE ONSECURE THE SERVICES OFSIGN UPSIGNPUT ON THE PAYROLLENROLLAPPOINTRETAINCONTRACTINDENTUREAPPRENTICE
Antonym
  • DISMISSSTOP EMPLOYING someone in a JOB.
    • SERVEOBEY ENDURINGLY AND HELP someone, OFTEN:typically RECEIVING a SALARY.
      Hypernym
      • 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. 
          • SPEAKACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z.
            • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
      See also
      • COMMANDADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT.
        Hyponym
        • APPOINT　EMPLOY so as to CAUSE TO BECOME a SENIOR OFFICIAL.
          • INSTALL　APPOINT to an IMPORTANT RANK.
          • PROMOTE　APPOINT to CAUSE TO BECOME a MORE NOBLE OFFICIAL.
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. The current general word for employing someone for any purpose, but also in highly formal bureacratic contexts, is yòng 用.

        2. Shǐ 使 refers to employing someone in a certain mission or for a certain task.

        3. Rén 任 refers to investing someone with certain official or legal responsibilities.

        4. Huàn 宦 refers to employing someone as a subordinate of any kind below the rank of a senior minister.

        5. Yōng 庸 / 傭 refers to hiring someone through promising him a salary.

        黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
        HUANG JINGUI 2006

        TRADE 17. 雇傭。

        傭，出賣勞動力長期服務於固定的雇主。

        賃，出賣勞動力服務於臨時雇主。

        雇，有償使用他人勞動力。

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        雇用

        雇佣

        雇請

        雇工

        雇

        佣

        聘請

        聘任

        聘用

        延聘

        延請

        招聘

        錄用

        聘請

        找人

        延

        聘

        請

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

        • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.77

        • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 352

        Words

        用  yòng OC: k-loŋs MC: ji̯oŋ 60 AttributionsWD

        The current general word for employing someone for any purpose, but also in highly formal bureacratic contexts, is yòng 用.

          Word relations
        • Ant: 捨 / 舍/DISCARD Shě 捨/舍 (ant. qǔ 取 "pick out and choose") refers to letting go of or rejecting something that one might have chosen to retain or use.
        • Assoc: 信/TRUST The current word for having faith in someone is xìn 信 (ant. yí 疑 "be suspicious of"), and this word belongs to the high discourse of politics and ethics.

          Syntactic words
        • vt(oN)employ the contextually determinate person
        • vtoNmake use of the services of (a horse etc), employ (armed force etc); employ (a person); make proper use of
        • vtoNpassivebe employed, get employed
        • vtoNpositivemake proper use of
        任  rèn OC: njɯms MC: ȵim 37 AttributionsWD

        Rèn 任 refers to investing someone with certain official or legal responsibilities.

          Syntactic words
        • nabprocessprocess of appointnentDS
        • vadNemployed
        • vt(oN)give responsibilities to contextually determinate NLZ
        • vt[oN]give responsibilities to; give responsibilities for something to someone, put in charge ofTWH
        • vtoNemploy; give responsibilities to
        • vtoNpassivebe given responsibilities
        使  shǐ OC: srɯʔ MC: ʂɨ 33 AttributionsWD

        Shǐ 使 refers to employing someone in a certain mission or for a certain task.

          Syntactic words
        • nabactemployment
        • nobjectread shì: employee; envoy
        • vadNpassiveemployed
        • vt+V[0]passivebe long-term employed in the function to S
        • vtoNemploy on a mission; send out as representative or ambassador; send as an emissary (to a place) (to do something)
        • vtoNemploy in one's serviceCH
        • vtoNpassivebe employed, be on an official mission
        • vtt(oN.)+V[0]employ the contextually determinate N to V
        • vtt(oN1.)+N2employ N1 as N2CH
        • vttoN.+V[0]act asemploy as, employ to act as 使為
        官  guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 8 AttributionsWD

          Syntactic words
        • vtoNemploy as a formal official
        • vtoNpassivebe given an officeLZ
        悉  xī OC: sid MC: sit 5 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNconscribe all; use all, deploy all; use up all the resources of
        信用  xìn yòng OC: sins k-loŋs MC: sin ji̯oŋ 4 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPt(oN)resultativeemploy with good faith the contextually determinate person
        • VPtoNresultativeemploy with good faith
        以  yǐ OC: k-lɯʔ MC: jɨ 3 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • DELETEwhen employing N then VCH
        • vtoNarchaic: e.g. 不吾以 "they do not employ me" employ
        • vtoNpassivee.g. 怨乎不以 "be resentful that they are not employed": be employed, get employed
        傭  yōng OC: k-loŋ MC: ji̯oŋ 2 AttributionsWD

        Yōng 庸/傭 refers to hiring someone through promising him a salary.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNemployed; hired
        • vtoNto hire
        • vtoNpassiveget employed; be employed in corvee labour
        宦  huàn OC: ɢʷraans MC: ɦɣan 2 AttributionsWD

        Huàn 宦 refers to employing someone as a subordinate of any kind below the rank of a senior minister.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNpassiveemployed in a minor official function
        • vtoNcausativehave someone employed as an official
        • vtoNpassivebe employed as an official
        迎  yíng MC: ngjaeng OC: ŋɡraŋCH 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vt(oN)employ the contextually determinate N 迎以令尹CH
        • vtoN.-V[0]N=pivotwelcome N to VCH
        職  zhí MC: tsyik OC: kljɯɡCH 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNemploy in a regular official functionCH
        閱  yuè MC: -- OC: lodLZ 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNemploy (XUN - obviously rather rare)LZ
        庸  yōng OC: k-loŋ MC: ji̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNemploy properly
        買  mǎi OC: mreeʔ MC: mɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNhire
        雇  gù OC: klaas MC: kuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNemploy
        齒  chǐ OC: khljɯʔ MC: tɕhɨ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vimiddle voiceget employed, gain employment
        當路  dāng lù OC: taaŋ ɡ-raaɡs MC: tɑŋ luo̝ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPt+prep+Ninchoativeto gain an influential position (in a state)
        事  shì OC: dzrɯs MC: ɖʐɨ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNemploy in service
        由  yóu OC: liw MC: jɨu 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoN
        有  yǒu MC: hjuwX OC: ɢʷɯʔCH 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNhave in one's employmentCH
        可用  kě yòng MC: khaX yowngH OC: khlaalʔ k-loŋsLZ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VP[adN]who can be employed, an employable personLZ
        官施  guān shī MC: kwan sye OC: koon lʰalLZ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPtoNemploy in an officeLZ
        士  shì OC: dzrɯʔ MC: ɖʐɨ 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • viact=仕：be in official employment
        關  guān OC: kroon MC: kɣan 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNpassiveget deployed as, get posted in
        起  qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNemploy (a person in office)
          Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNhave in one's employmentCH

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