SUCCEED 成功達
ACHIEVE an IMPORTANT AIM with DIFFICULTY.
Old Chinese Criteria
2. Tōng 通 (ant. kùn 困 "run into trouble, get into trouble") refers to the achievement of unimpeded progress in what one is trying to do.
3. Jī 幾 (ant. jiǒng 窘 "get into a hopeless position") refers to an almost complete success.
4. Jí 及 refers to the successful reaching of a high level.
5. Dé yì 得意 (liǎo dǎo 潦倒 "end up in a hopeless position") refers to the full achievement of one's highest ambitions or hopes.
6. Yù 遇 (ant. bù yù 不遇 "fail to succeed") refers to success under certain specific circumstances or by chance.
Modern Chinese Criteria
順手
湊手
順遂
順暢
順當
順溜
順
勝利
亨通
平順
順心
如意
如願
遂願
得手
平平當當
順順當當
風調雨順
五風十雨
十雨五風
一路順風
一帆風順
一帆順風
順水行舟
乘風揚帆
無往不利
地利人和
萬事亨通
左右逢源
得心應手
如臂使指
如願以償
盡如人意
天從人願
稱心如願
萬事大吉
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
- 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
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FRANKE 1989)
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Words
成 chéng OC: djeŋ MC: dʑiɛŋ 37 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Result: 為/ACT
Wéi 為 (ant. wú wéi 無為 "not engage in purposeful and result-orientated self-assertive action") focusses not on the act itself but primarily on the results achieved or aimed for. [OCCASIONAL], [PURPOSEFUL] - Ant: 廢/FAIL
- Ant: 廢/FAIL
- Ant: 敗/FAIL
Bài 敗 (ant. chéng 成 "achieve one's purpose") construes failure as a defeat in some personal or social undertaking or campaign.
- Syntactic words
- nabeventsuccess 得其成 gain success
- vadNsuccessful
- vito succeed; end successfully, be a success
- vt(oN)succeed with the contextually determinate matter NCH
- vt+V[0]succeed in V-ing, get to VCH
- vt[oN]be successful in things; achieve things successfullyCH
達 dá OC: daad MC: dɑt 23 AttributionsWD
The general word for succeeding is 達 (ant. qiǒ2ng 窮 "get nowhere, have no way out") refers quite simply to "making it".
- Word relations
- Ant: 窮/DISTRESS
Qióng 窮 (ant. tōng 通 "have a way out from a difficult situation") refers to a form form of distress as something from which it is impossible or hard to escape.
- Syntactic words
- nabeventsuccess
- vadNachieved, successful, consummate
- vibe generally successfulCH
- vichangesucceed, win through; reach one's destination; succeed in one's career
- vtoNcause to succeed 自達 "cause oneself to succeed"CH
- vtoNperfectivesucceed in, be successful in connection with
通 tōng OC: kh-looŋ MC: thuŋ 19 AttributionsWD
Tōng 通 (ant. kùn 困 "run into trouble, get into trouble") refers to the achievement of unimpeded progress in what one is trying to do.
- Syntactic words
- nabactsuccess
- vadNsuccessfulLZ
- viactmake a success of oneself; succeed, win through
- vistatebe successfulLZ
勝 shēng OC: lʰɯŋ MC: ɕɨŋ 14 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nab?? success; benefits
- vigradedbe successful; be fully up to one's job
- vt(+V[0])succeed in V-ingCH
- vt+V[0]manage to V
- vt[+V[0]]to succeed in (doing), to be fit to (do)VK
- vtoNto succeed at NVK
及 jí OC: ɡrɯb MC: gip 14 AttributionsWD
Jí 及 refers to the successful reaching of a high level.
- Syntactic words
- viactget to the important point, succeed in what one should do or is setting out to do
- vt(+V[0])succeed in doing the contextually determinate thing
- vt+V[0]get as far as V-ing, succeed V-ing, manage to V
- vt+V[0]passiveto be managed to be VERBED: 可及止
- vtoNget to the point of; come up to, be as good as, reach the same level as
捷 jié OC: sɡleb MC: dziɛp 14 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabactsuccessful completion of a campaign
- viactget one's way through skilful action
獲 huò OC: ɢʷreeɡ MC: ɦɣɛk 14 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabeventsuccess
- viactact successfully, win through
- vt+prep+Nbe a success with, have success with (superiors etc)
- vt+V[0]succeed in V-ing
幾 jī OC: kɯl MC: kɨi 12 AttributionsWD
Jī 幾 (ant. jiǒng 窘 "get into a hopeless position") refers to an almost complete success.
- Syntactic words
- nabprocesssucceeding
- nabstativestate of near-perfectness; near-perfect success
- vijust about succeed, just about achieve one's ends; be near-perfect
- viprocessget close to success (in an undertaking)
得 dé OC: tɯɯɡ MC: tək 12 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Ant: 失/FAIL
The current general word for failure is shī 失 (ant. dé 得 "get somewhere").
- Syntactic words
- nabsuccessCH
- viperfectivebe successful, get somewhere; "make it"
- vtoNabconsider Nab to be successful, to have been a successCH
- vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to succeed in> get one's way with
- vttoN1.+N2have (one's way N1) with (a ruler etc N2) 得之其主
立 lì OC: ɡ-rub MC: lip 11 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabactthe becoming well-established, successful establishment of a careerCH
- viactget properly established and succeed in one's career
- vifigurativetake a successful stand; be an intellectual success
- vt+prep+NN=placeget well-established in the place NCH
- vtoNcausativecause (someone) to succeed LY: 立仁
濟 jì OC: tsiils MC: tsei 10 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nabeventsuccessful comnpletion of one's action
- vibe successful
- vt+prep+Nsucceed in the matter (the Way etc)
- vt+prep+Vsucceed in V-ing; manage to V
- vtoNcausativecause to succeed; make successful
行 xíng OC: ɢraaŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 8 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vibe successful, get on
- vichangeto become acceptable, to succeed, to prevail
克 kè OC: khɯɯɡ MC: khək 7 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)succeed in the contextually determinate matter N
- vtoNsucceed in carrying through
致 zhì OC: k-liɡs MC: ʈi 7 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt+V[0]get to the stage of V-ing, reach the stage of V-ing; do one's utmost to V
- vtoNcausativecause to get to the ultimate point, cause to get to the point of perfect realisation; perform completely what one is trying to do
- vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to succeed
得志 dé zhì OC: tɯɯɡ kljɯs MC: tək tɕɨ 7 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPiactrealise one's aspirations; get what one wants, succeed in one's ambitions
- VPt+prep+Nget one's way with
功 gōng OC: kooŋ MC: kuŋ 6 AttributionsWD
- Word relations
- Ant: 敗/FAIL
Bài 敗 (ant. chéng 成 "achieve one's purpose") construes failure as a defeat in some personal or social undertaking or campaign. - Ant: 敗/FAIL
Bài 敗 (ant. chéng 成 "achieve one's purpose") construes failure as a defeat in some personal or social undertaking or campaign. - Assoc: 勞/MERIT
Láo 勞 refers to meritorious effort as typically resulting in meritorious results.
- Syntactic words
- nabeventsuccess (versus failure)
遇 yù OC: ŋos MC: ŋi̯o 6 AttributionsWD
Yù 遇 (ant. bù yù 不遇 "fail to succeed") refers to success under certain specific circumstances or by chance.
- Syntactic words
- nabeventsuccess
- viprocesssucceed under the circumstances; happen to succeed; "make it"
- vt[oN]happen to succeed in somethingCH
- vtoNhave success with, become a success with; hit it off with
至 zhì OC: kljiɡs MC: tɕi 5 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viperfectivelead to the desired end, Danish: foere frem; reach perfection
- vt[oN]succeed in somethingCH
得意 dé yì OC: tɯɯɡ qɯɡs MC: tək ʔɨ 3 AttributionsWD
Dé yì 得意 (liǎo dǎo 潦倒 "end up in a hopeless position") refers to the full achievement of one's highest ambitions or hopes.
- Syntactic words
- VPichangesucceed, get one's will, achieve one's purpose
成功 chéng gōng OC: djeŋ kooŋ MC: dʑiɛŋ kuŋ 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabactactual achievements
- VPichangebecome a success
臧否 zāng fǒu OC: skaaŋ pɯʔ MC: tsɑŋ pɨu 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPabprocesssuccess or failure
- VPibe successful or failLZ
庶幾 shù jī MC: syoH kj+j OC: qhljaɡs kɯlCH 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPibecome a reasonable success, have decent prospectsCH
得其志 dé dé de děi qí zhì MC: tok gi tsyiH OC: tɯɯɡ ɡɯ kljɯsCH 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPiachieve one's purpose; reach one's aims CH
遂 suì MC: zwijH OC: sɢludsCH 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- viperfectivesucceed in an undertakingCH
成名 chéng míng MC: dzyeng mjieng OC: djeŋ meŋCW 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt Nbecome recognized successfulCW
得己 dé jǐ OC: tɯɯɡ kɯʔ MC: tək kɨ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPireflexive.己realise oneself (contrast with 自得?)
集事 jí shì OC: sɡub dzrɯs MC: dzip ɖʐɨ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPiactsucceed in one's task
適志 shì zhì MC: syek tsyiH OC: qljeɡ kljɯsDS 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPifulfil one's ambitions > be satisfiedDS
果 guǒ MC: kwaX OC: kloolʔCH 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vi"bear fruit", be efficiently successful as intendedCH
兩得 liǎng dé OC: raŋʔ tɯɯɡ MC: li̯ɐŋ tək 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPihave it both ways
武 wǔ OC: mbaʔ MC: mi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNsucceed
飛 fēi OC: pɯl MC: pɨi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vibecome a big success
Click here to add pinyin MC: OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPibecome a reasonable success, have decent prospectsCH
適志 shì zhì MC: syek tsyiH OC: qljeɡ kljɯsDS 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPifulfil one's ambitions > be satisfiedDS
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