ANSWER 回答對／答
ADDRESS someone who has ADDRESSED one REQUESTING such an ADDRESS as a REACTION.
REPLYRESPONDMAKE A REJOINDERREJOINRETORTRIPOSTERETURN
Old Chinese Criteria
[ASCENDING/HORIZONTAL/DESCENDING]
[COMMON/RARE]
[FAST/SLOW]
1. The dominant general word for responding to something that has been addressed to one is duì 對 (converse wèi 謂 "address"), but that word usually refers to a reply directed at a superior who has put a question or occasionally a response to a statement by a superior.
[ASCENDING], [GENERAL]
2. Dá 答 (ant. jīn 吟 ( 口字旁加金字 ) 而不答 "not answer") refers to an immediate unpremeditated reply.
[ASCENDING], [FAST]
3. Yìng 應 (ant. 喑 "keep quiet") is to come up with an immediate reaction of which the linguistic reply is a central part.
[FAST]; [[RARE]]
4. Chóu 酬 can occasionally refer to a polite formal reply.
[FORMAL], [POLITE]; [[RARE]]
[COMMON/RARE]
[FAST/SLOW]
1. The dominant general word for responding to something that has been addressed to one is duì 對 (converse wèi 謂 "address"), but that word usually refers to a reply directed at a superior who has put a question or occasionally a response to a statement by a superior.
[ASCENDING], [GENERAL]
2. Dá 答 (ant. jīn 吟 ( 口字旁加金字 ) 而不答 "not answer") refers to an immediate unpremeditated reply.
[ASCENDING], [FAST]
3. Yìng 應 (ant. 喑 "keep quiet") is to come up with an immediate reaction of which the linguistic reply is a central part.
[FAST]; [[RARE]]
4. Chóu 酬 can occasionally refer to a polite formal reply.
[FORMAL], [POLITE]; [[RARE]]
Modern Chinese Criteria
回答 is the most general word referring to an anwer.
回覆 is a more formal word referring to a response of a written or a spoken kind.
對答 refers more dramatically to an oral respons.
答應 refers to a typically spontanous quick response.
答腔 (lit) refers to raising one's voice to make an answer in public.
應答 refers to a typically spontanous quick response.
答覆 refers (mostly nominally) to a formal response.
答話 refers to the content of an oral response.
回話 refers to the content of an oral response.
答對 refers in a formal way to what typically is an administrative response.
應對 refers in a formal way to what typically is a fairly quick??? administrative response.
酬對 refers in a literary way to an elevated response of some sort.
酬答 refers in a literary way to an elevated typically oral response.
Literary style monosyllabic words include:
酬
對
應
回
答
報
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
回覆 is a more formal word referring to a response of a written or a spoken kind.
對答 refers more dramatically to an oral respons.
答應 refers to a typically spontanous quick response.
答腔 (lit) refers to raising one's voice to make an answer in public.
應答 refers to a typically spontanous quick response.
答覆 refers (mostly nominally) to a formal response.
答話 refers to the content of an oral response.
回話 refers to the content of an oral response.
答對 refers in a formal way to what typically is an administrative response.
應對 refers in a formal way to what typically is a fairly quick??? administrative response.
酬對 refers in a literary way to an elevated response of some sort.
酬答 refers in a literary way to an elevated typically oral response.
Literary style monosyllabic words include:
酬
對
應
回
答
報
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
- Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques
(
DUFOUR 1910)
p.
136 - 韓非子同義詞研究
(
HANFEI TONGYI 2004)
p.
214 - SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse
(
GIRARD 1769)
p.
1.220.182 REPONSE.REPLIQUE.REPARTIE
- Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung
(
FRANKE 1989)
p.
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Words
對 duì OC: k-luubs MC: tuo̝i 64 AttributionsWD
The dominant general word for responding to something that has been addressed to one is duì 對(converse wèi 謂 "address"), but that word usually refers to a reply directed at a superior who has put a question or occasionally a response to a statement by a superior. [ASCENDING], [GENERAL]
- Word relations
- Conv: 詢/ASK
Xún 詢 typically refers to questions addressed to inferiors. [DESCENDING], [OFFICIAL] - Epithet: 曰/SPEAK
The most colourless and general way of referring to any act of saying attributed to any subject, no matter whether animate or inanimate, something is yuē 曰, and the verb introduces direct speech. - Contrast: 應/ANSWER
Yìng 應 (ant. 喑 "keep quiet") is to come up with an immediate reaction of which the linguistic reply is a central part. [FAST]; [[RARE]] - Synon: 應/ANSWER
Yìng 應 (ant. 喑 "keep quiet") is to come up with an immediate reaction of which the linguistic reply is a central part. [FAST]; [[RARE]]
- Syntactic words
- DELETEreply (with sentential object)
- nabacta reply; something to say in reply
- vt(oN)reply (politely), make a polite reply to a contextually determinate person; give a required reply (not necessarily to a superior)
- vt(oN.)+Vrespond politely to what has been said; reply politely (typically to a superior)
- vt(oN.)+Vamong equalsanswer to an equal!!!
- vt(oN.)+VS=commentcomment politely towards a contextually determinate person on (something that has been said)
- vtoNrespond to N
- vtoN Vrespond politely to somebody sayingDS
- vtoNpositiveanswer
- vttoN1.+N2answer using the utterance N2 in reply to N1 對三公一言
對曰 duì yuē OC: k-luubs ɢʷad MC: tuo̝i ɦi̯ɐt 29 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoSquotationrespond (courteously, to a superior), reply politely 對道 versus 回答 in modern Chinese.
答 dá OC: k-luub MC: təp
荅 dá OC: k-loob MC: təp 24 AttributionsWD
Dá 答 (ant. jīn 吟 (口字旁加金字)而不答 "not answer") refers to an immediate unpremeditated reply. [ASCENDING], [FAST]
- Word relations
- Syntactic words
- vadVin immediate response to a similar action 答拜 "bow in response to a bow"
- vt(oN)give an immediate (typically frank) reply to (in speech or in writing to what has just been asked); respond spontaneously to
- vt(oN)+VtoSanswer the contextually determinate N sayingDS
- vt(oN.)+Vreplying immediately to this (said...); replied as follows
- vtoN.+Vanswer N saying...
- vtoNobject=questionreply to (a question)
- vtoSanswer: "....
- vttoN.+Sanswer N (saying) S
應 yìng OC: qɯŋs MC: ʔɨŋ 23 AttributionsWD
Yìng 應 (ant. 喑 "keep quiet") is to come up with an immediate reaction of which the linguistic reply is a central part. [FAST]; [[RARE]]
- Word relations
- Contrast: 對/ANSWER
The dominant general word for responding to something that has been addressed to one is duì 對(converse wèi 謂 "address"), but that word usually refers to a reply directed at a superior who has put a question or occasionally a response to a statement by a superior. [ASCENDING], [GENERAL] - Synon: 對/ANSWER
The dominant general word for responding to something that has been addressed to one is duì 對(converse wèi 謂 "address"), but that word usually refers to a reply directed at a superior who has put a question or occasionally a response to a statement by a superior. [ASCENDING], [GENERAL]
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)respond (immediately) to the contextually determinate person N
- vt(oN)+VtoSanswer to the contextually determinate person, saying:DS
- vtoNrespond immediately (in speech) to ; respond intellectually (to something challenging that has been said)
- vtoN. VtoSanswer (saying...) 應之曰
- vtoSrespond: S; respond that SCH
答言 dá yán OC: k-luub ŋan MC: təp ŋi̯ɐn 14 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabactreply
- VPtt(oN.)+Sanswer the contextually determinate N: "S" (short for 答之言)
答曰 dá yuē OC: k-luub ɢʷad MC: təp ɦi̯ɐt 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoSquotationanswer
祗對 zhī duì OC: tjil k-luubs MC: tɕi tuo̝i 4 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPiactto answer, give an answer
- VPt(oN)omanswer (a contextually determinate N)
曰 yuē MC: hjwot OC: ɢʷadCH 4 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtt[oN]+Srespond to what has been asked as followsCH
報 bào OC: puuɡs MC: pɑu 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNreply
- vtoN.+VtoSanswer N, saying...
讎 chóu OC: ɡju MC: dʑɨu 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNanswer
報言 bào yán OC: puuɡs ŋan MC: pɑu ŋi̯ɐn 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoSquotationanswer: S
復報 fù bào OC: buɡs puuɡs MC: bɨu pɑu 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN.)+VtoSreply to the contextually determinate audience saying
- VPtoN.+VtoSreply to N (saying)
應對 yìng duì OC: qɯŋs k-luubs MC: ʔɨŋ tuo̝i 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabactrepartee
- VPimake an immediate answer, answer quickly
祇對 qí duì OC: ɡe k-luubs MC: giɛ tuo̝i 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)answer, reply to (somebody contextually determinate)
- VPtoNanswer, reply to
反 fǎn OC: panʔ MC: pi̯ɐn 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)COME BACK> reply
復 fù OC: buɡ MC: buk 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNmake a reply to
詶 chóu OC: ɡju MC: dʑɨu 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNrare: reply to
報曰 bào yuē OC: puuɡs ɢʷad MC: pɑu ɦi̯ɐt 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoSquotationanswer (one might insist that there is always an understood audience present)
復語 fù yù OC: buɡs ŋas MC: bɨu ŋi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(+N.)adVanswer
應和 yìng hé OC: qɯŋs ɡool MC: ʔɨŋ ɦʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)give an answer to the contextually determinate N
告 gào MC: kawH OC: kuuɡsCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoN.-Vt{以} Nanswer in terms ofCH
酬 chóu OC: ɡju MC: dʑɨu 0 AttributionsWD
Chóu 酬 can occasionally refer to a polite formal reply in the form of a little speech. [FORMAL], [POLITE]; [[RARE]]
- Syntactic words
- vtoNoccasionally in derived meaning: respond formally (as to a toast)
專對 zhuān duì OC: tjon k-luubs MC: tɕiɛn tuo̝i 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabactanswering independently; answering on the basis of one's own independent insight 《漢書‧王吉傳》：“光祿勳 匡衡 亦舉 駿 有專對材。”
- NPadNof responding on the basis of one's own insight LY
對言 duì yán OC: k-luubs ŋan MC: tuo̝i ŋi̯ɐn 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoSquotationanswer
辭 cí OC: zɯ MC: zɨ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabtextwritten reply
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