COMPETE  競爭

INTERACT with OTHERS so as to SHOW that one is MORE EXCELLENT IN-RELATION-TO them.
COMPETITIONCONTEND WITHVIE WITHBATTLE (WITH)WRANGLE WITHJOCKEY WITHGO HEAD TO HEAD WITHSTRIVE AGAINSTPIT ONESELF AGAINSTCHALLENGETAKE ON
Antonym
Hypernym
  • INTERACTACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT.
    • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
      • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
        • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
See also
  • FIGHTCOMPETE with THINGS OR PERSONS so as to TRY TO DAMAGE OR DESTROY MUTUALLY:each-other.
    Hyponym
    • LITIGATE COMPETE with OTHERS USING the LAW.
      • FIGHT COMPETE with THINGS OR PERSONS so as to TRY TO DAMAGE OR DESTROY MUTUALLY:each-other.
        • WARFARE FIGHT BETWEEN ARMIES.
        • QUARREL FIGHT USING SPEECH.
        • DUEL RITUALISED FIGHT USING WEAPONS BETWEEN TWO HUMANS BECAUSE of the SHAME CAUSED BY ONE having OFFENED the OTHER, BECAUSE of HONOUR.
      • CONFLICT COMPETE AND DISAGREE ENDURINGLY so as to SHOW HATRED.
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. The clearly dominant general word for competition or struggle, both hostile and friendly, is zhēng 爭 and the focus is on the conflict rather on what is being fought for. See STRUGGLE

        2. Jìng 競 is to compete strenuously, and to vie for something viewed as desirable, and the focus is not so much on the conflict involved as on the aim pursued.

        3. Jiǎo 角 is a rare elevated word for competition.

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        比賽

        競爭

        競賽

        比試

        競技

        較量

        交鋒

        力爭









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

        Attributions by syntactic funtion

        • vtoN : 37
        • vt[oN] : 27
        • vt+V[0] : 20
        • nab : 17
        • vt+prep+N : 12
        • vadV : 4
        • vi2 : 3
        • vadN : 3
        • vtoNab : 2
        • vi : 2
        • VPi : 2
        • vt[oN.]post-V[0] : 1
        • vttoN1.postvtoN2 : 1
        • vttoN1.postvtoN2{OBJ} : 1
        • vt(oN) : 1
        • NPab : 1

        Attributions by text

        • 荀子 : 25
        • 韓非子 : 23
        • 春秋左傳 : 21
        • 賢愚經 : 10
        • 淮南子 : 9
        • 阮籍集四卷 : 8
        • 管子 : 5
        • 莊子 : 4
        • 說苑 : 3
        • 禮記 : 3
        • 論語 : 3
        • 鹽鐵論 : 3
        • 祖堂集 : 3
        • 論衡 : 2
        • 臨濟錄 : 2
        • 毛詩 : 2
        • 楚辭 : 2
        • 史記 : 1
        • 山海經 : 1
        • 孫子 : 1
        • 孝經 : 1
        • 戰國策 : 1
        • 老子 : 1

        Words

          zhēng OC: skreeŋ MC: ʈʂɣɛŋ 80 AttributionsWD

        The clearly dominant general word for competition or struggle, both hostile and friendly, is zhēng 爭 and the focus is on the conflict rather on what is being fought for. See STRUGGLE

          Word relations
        • Object: 位/RANK Wèi 位 and the rarer liè 列 typically refer to relatively elevated official ranks only.
        • Assoc: 奪/TAKE Duó 奪 is to take by force or threat of force.
        • Synon: 競/COMPETE Jìng 競 is to compete strenuously, and to vie for something viewed as desirable, and the focus is not so much on the conflict involved as on the aim pursued.

          Syntactic words
        • nabactcompetition, struggle
        • nnonreferentialthe competititve people
        • vadNcantankerous and competitive
        • vi2compete with each other
        • vt(oN)N=nonhucompete with the contextually determinate N
        • vt+V[0]compete to V; struggle to
        • vt[oN.]post-V[0]compete with somebody 與之爭
        • vt[oN]engage in competition and conflict; be competitive
        • vt[oN]psychbe inclined to engage in competition; be competitive; be contentious
        • vtoNfight for; compete violently for
        • vtoNabcompete over who excels most in NabCH
        • vttoN1.postvtoN2compete with N2 for N1
        • vttoN1.postvtoN2{OBJ}compete with N2 for N1
          jìng OC: ɡreŋs MC: gɣaŋ 36 AttributionsWD

        Jìng 競 is to compete strenuously, and to vie for something viewed as desirable, and the focus is not so much on the conflict involved as on the aim pursued.

          Word relations
        • Contrast: 趨 / 趣/HURRY
        • Synon: 爭/COMPETE The clearly dominant general word for competition or struggle, both hostile and friendly, is zhēng 爭 and the focus is on the conflict rather on what is being fought for. See STRUGGLE

          Syntactic words
        • nabactcontention; competition
        • vadVin competition with each other
        • vt+prep+Nvie for, compete for; compete in 競於; also: compete with 競於楚
        • vt+V[0]compete with with all one's strength to V, vie with others in Ving
        • vt[oN]compete for supremacy; engage in competition with each other; feel competitive with each other
        • vtoNcompete for, compete with
          zhuó OC: sɡrooɡ MC: ɖʐɣɔk 5 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vt(oN)wrestle/struggle with a contextually determinate person
        • vt[oN]wrestle with each other; wrestle; engage in a competition
        • vtoNjué: compete in, compete regarding
          hěn OC: ɡɯɯnʔ MC: ɦən 3 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabactminor conflict
        • vibe competitive and quarrelsome
        • vt[oN]engage in a confilict or competition
          Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 3 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabactcompetition
        • vtoNcompete with
          jué MC: -- OC: -- 2 AttributionsWD

        Jiǎo 角 is a rare elevated word for competition.

          Syntactic words
        • vtoNcompete in (strength)
        交爭  jiāo zhēng OC: kreew skreeŋ MC: kɣɛu ʈʂɣɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiactfight with each other
          sài OC: sɯɯɡs MC: səi 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabcompetition
          néng OC: nɯɯŋ MC: nəŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPabactcompetition for skills
        雌雄  cí xióng MC: tshje hjuwng OC: tshe ɢʷɯŋCH 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vi2engage with, compete withCH
          jīng OC: kraŋ MC: kɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNarchaic, very rare: compare for greatness

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