STAND    站立

SUPPORT one's WEIGHT USING one's FEET AND NOT MOVE one's FEET.
BE ON ONE'S FEETBE UPRIGHTBE ERECTBE VERTICAL
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word dominating this group is lì 立 (ant. fú 伏 "lie down"). 2. Qǐ 企 refers to standing tip-toe. 3. Sǒng 竦 refers to standing tip-toe and craning one's neck. 4. Zhù 佇 is a very poetic word referring to standing attentively for a long time.
Modern Chinese Criteria
站 is the current modern word for standing. 立 (lit) is the current literary word which is still in current modern use. 位在 refers to the standing of non-animate things which is construed as a quasi-act in English. This word in marginal in the series. 站立 is a formal word for standing up. 站住 is to stand rather than walk on. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • COLLAPSEFALL so as to CEASE to STAND OR so as to be DESTROYED.
  • KNEELBOW DOWN AND SUPPORT ONESELF on the FLOOR USING one's KNEES.
  • LIE DOWNREMAIN OR DISPLACE ONESELF so as to BECOME in VERTICAL POSITION.
Hypernym
  • SUPPORT　HELP so as to CAUSE NOT to FALL OR so as to CAUSE to FLOURISH. (anc: 14/0, child: 2)
  • HELP　TRY to PROFIT someone OR to CAUSE a person TO ACHIEVE something one BELIEVES is DIFFICULT for that person. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • TRY　ACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING. (anc: 12/0, child: 9)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 12.15

    • Words (14 items)

    立  lì OC: ɡ-rub MC: lip 38 Attributions

    The current general word dominating this group is lì 立 (ant. fú 伏 "lie down").

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 行/WALK The current general word for walking is xíng 行(ant. zhǐ 止 "stay put").

      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialsomeone standingCH
    • vadNstanding, uprightCH
    • vadVstandingDS
    • viactto stand in a certain place; stand in attention (at court); often used with 於 (one might feel this is a transitive usage with a local object rather than a localising complement)
    • viacttake a (psychological) stand> take a position (See 獨立 "take an independent position, establish oneself independently as 'one's own person'")
    • viactZUO: stand up (as a pig standing up like a man). This is the general word for standing straight and inactive with both feet on the ground.
    • vifigurativeTo "stand around" and fail to act [DS]
    • vifigurativeof an expression: stand outCH
    • vt+prep+N立於門外
    • vt+prep+Nabfigurativetaking a stand in, establish oneself inCH
    • vt+prep+Nactfigurative: to find a place to stay; find a job (somewhere); to serve (somewhere)
    • vtoNabfigurativetake one's firm stand in NabCH
    • vtoNcausativecause to stand up; erectCH
    • vtoN{PLACE}stand in (a place)
    企  qǐ OC: kheʔ MC: khiɛ
    跂  kuǐ OC: kheʔ MC: khiɛ 5 Attributions

    Qǐ 企 refers to standing tip-toe.

      Syntactic words
    • viactCC: stand on tip-toe in order to see far; LAO 24: stand on tip-top
    住  zhù OC: tos MC: ʈi̯o 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactXINLUN: stand solid (like a mountain), stay in place
    • vt+prep+Nstand in a place N
    佇  zhù OC: daʔ MC: ɖi̯ɤ 3 Attributions

    Zhù 佇 is a very poetic word referring to standing attentively for a long time.

      Syntactic words
    • viactpoetic, CC: stand for a long time (in concentration or expectation)
    • vtoNfigurative, poetic: stand for long time in concentration and expectation in the place NCH
    跛  bǒ MC: paX OC: paalʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vistand on one legCH
    特峙  tè zhì MC: dok driX  OC: ɡ-lɯɯɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitivestand towering alone; to tower above everything elseCH
    位  wèi OC: ɢrubs MC: ɦi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nhave one's position (somewhere) 位於前 "have one's position up front"
    竦  sǒng OC: soŋʔ MC: si̯oŋ 1 Attribution

    Sǒng 竦 refers to standing tip-toe and craning one's neck.

      Syntactic words
    • viactHANSHU: stand craning one's neck
    • vt+prep+Nsubject=inanimatestand high in the place NCH
    翹  qiáo OC: ɡew MC: giɛu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNraise (head, foot etc.); rare, HOUHANSHU: raise (heels, in waiting)
    蹻  qiāo OC: khew MC: khiɛu
    蹺  qiāo OC: khew MC: khiɛu
    趬  qiāo OC: khew MC: khiɛu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactpost-Han: on tip-toe; stand on tip-toe
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vistand on one legCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitivestand towering alone; to tower above everything elseCH
    樹  shù OC: djoʔ MC: dʑi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactstand upright
    站  zhàn OC: krleems MC: ʈɣɛm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactSong colloquial: stand to attention for a long time without moving; stand still