TIE TO 連結
BIND something so as to LINK it to ANOTHER THING, TYPICALLY USING A THREAD OR A ROPE.
Old Chinese Criteria
Modern Chinese Criteria
TIE UP
ligare refers to binding in orer to prevent things falling apart, and this is a general common word.
viere is a more technical expression for tying someting to hold it together.
vincire refers to tying in fetters in order to hinder free movement.
Words (17 items)
繫 xì OC: ɡeeɡs MC: ɦei 18 Attributions
The most general word for tying something onto something else is probable xì 繫.
- Syntactic words
- vadNtied fast to something; moored
- vadNfigurativeappended 繫辭
- vt prep Nbe tied toCH
- vt(oN)keep the determinate things tied up
- vtoNtie to a thing to something else; tie up so as to assemble; keep tied up
- vtoNfigurativebe tied to (figuratively, as hearts to a ruler)
- vtoNpassivebe tied to, be fastened on to
- vttoN1.+N2tie (an object N1) to (something N2)
- vttoN1.+prep+N2tie (something) to (something else)
結 jié OC: kiid MC: ket 10 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNtied-together
- vistativetied up, tied togetherLZ
- vtoNtie togetherCH
- vtoNfigurativetie together (hearts etc); tie up with; tie the marital bond of
- vtoNfigurative, middle voicefeel tied toCH
系 xì OC: ɡeeɡs MC: ɦei 7 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNtied up (CHECK ALL THESE GRAPHS FOR CONFUSION WITH 繫)
- vt+prep+Nmiddle voicebe tied to (CHECK ALL THESE GRAPHS FOR CONFUSION WITH 繫)
- vttoN1.+prep+N2tie (something N1) to (something N2) (CHECK ALL THESE GRAPHS FOR CONFUSION WITH 繫)系明月之珠於車蓋之轑
係 xì OC: keeɡs MC: kei 6 Attributions
Xì 係 in this acceptation refers to tying something round something else. See also the entries in BIND.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNtie (something) up to something; tie a string or rope around (one's neck)
- vtoNfigurativepassive: be tied down and fixed in one place, be limited to one placeCH
- vtoNmiddle voicebe tied up (somewhere, like a horse in front of a house)
絓 guà OC: ɡʷrees MC: ɦɣɛ 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNpassivebe tied up; be entangled
著 zhuó OC: k-laɡ MC: ʈi̯ɐk 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vt+prep+Nmiddle voicebe attached to
- vtoNmiddle voicebe attached to
駢 pián MC: ben OC: been 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vt+prep+Nabreflexiveget oneself tied up with CH
- vtoNmiddle voicehave linked-together>webbed NCH
連 lián OC: b-ren MC: liɛn 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNfigurativetied together, linked
執著 zhí zhǔ OC: tjib k-laʔ MC: tɕip ti̯ɤ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabpsych(BUDDH:) the attaching oneself to something
麗 lì 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vtoNbe tied toCH
繫累 xì lěi MC: hejH ljweH OC: ɡeeɡs rolʔ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPt prep Npassivefigurative: be tied toCH
纏 chán OC: dan MC: ɖiɛn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vttoN1.+prep+N2tie N1 to N2
繫著 xì zhuó OC: ɡeeɡs k-laɡ MC: ɦei ʈi̯ɐk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPtt(oN1.)+N2tie the contextually determinate N1 to N2
Click here to add pinyin MC: OC: 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPt prep Npassivefigurative: be tied toCH
牁 gē OC: klaal MC: kɑ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vt+Ntie one's boat to> moor
絜 xié OC: ɡeed MC: ɦet 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNtie to, bind
纍 léi OC: rul MC: li 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNcling to; be tied to