GO TO  去

WALK OR TRAVEL INTENDING TO ARRIVE at a DEFINED PLACE.
MOVE TOWARDCOME/GO TOWARDADVANCE TOWARDINCH TOWARDGO/COME/DRAW/MOVE NEARERGO/COME/DRAW/MOVE CLOSERNEARCLOSE INGAIN ONREACHARRIVE AT.REACHGET TOCOME TOMAKE IT TOEND UP ATINFORMAL WIND UP AT
Hypernym
  • WALKMOVE across the FLOOR>ground USING one's LEGS.
    • 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.
        • EVENTREALITY that ARISES in TIME....
Hyponym
  • TOWARDS　GOING TO, OR MOVING in the DIRECTION of a PLACE.
    • VISIT　G0-TO someone so as to COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT with him/her for a SHORT PERIOD.
      • GUEST　INVITED VISITOR FROM a DIFFERENT PLACE OR FAMILY IN-RELATION-TO someone in whose PLACE S/HE BE-IN:is in.
    • TRIP　GO TO IN ORDER TO PLAY.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. Zhī 之 is to go to a place, typically taking the most direct route, by any conveyance as a result of a decision and typically with the purpose of staying there for a while or conducting some business.

      2. Cào/zào 造 and rú 如 refer to aiming for a destination, and the movement may be by foot or by any conveyance.

      3. Wǎng 往 (ant. jū 居 "remain at home") refers to setting out for a destination by any means of transport or by foot, and the destination is not very often made explicit by an ordinary noun as object. Moreover wǎng 往 does not necessarily imply going somewhere by the most direct route.

      4. Fù 赴 refers to hastening to a (typically dangerous) destination (such as an abyss or fire), or to a place where one is to perform a public duty.

      5. Qū 趨 refers to hurrying politely to a destination.

      6. Shì 適 refers to moving in a certain direction, or heading for a certain place, and the word is also used for arrival at the destination.

      7. Jiù 就 (ant. qù 去 "leave") and the somewhat rarer jí 即 (ant. lí 離 "leave") refer to approaching a certain destination by any means of transport.

      8. Yì 詣 refers to going somewhere to pay a formal visit. See VISIT.

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      去

      去到

      過去

      往

      奔

      前往

      前去

      造

      之

      赴

      開往

      開赴

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

      • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 130

      • "三國志"同義詞及其歷史演變 ( WANG TONGWEI 2010) p. 382-405

      • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 295

        往，去

        1. WL fails to note the crucial link constituted by LEAVE, the difference being that wa3ng 往 is "to leave for, set out for", whereas qu4 去 is "to leave, go away from".

      • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 7

        1. WL 7 maintains that wa3ng 往 cannot take direct objects. For OBI this is manifestly wrong, for pre-Buddhist Chinese we have found many examples of wa3ng 往 with a direct object. When WL repeats that wa3ng 往 only became a transitive after the medieval period this is certainly quite mistaken.

        2. Ya1n wa3ng 焉往 "where did he go" is common and should perhaps be taken as involving an indirect object, as WL assumes, but he2 wa3ng 何往 does of course occur in SHI, as WL fails to notice.

        3. WL 7 takes the basic meaning of fu4 赴 to be 將身投入"throw one's body into", but the essential elements are a. speed and b. risk, and there is no suicidal nuance.

      • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.224

      • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 314

      • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.112/3

      Words

      如  rú OC: nja MC: ȵi̯ɤ 276 Attributions

      Cào/zào 造 and rú 如 refer to aiming for a destination, and the movement may be by foot or by any conveyance.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo to (a place, typically on some mission of importance); walk up to a person
      • vtoN.-V[0]go to N in order to V
      • vtoNN=toiletgo to a place, not on any official mission
      往  wǎng OC: ɢʷaŋʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ
      往迋  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 172 Attributions

      Wǎng 往 (ant. jū 居 "remain at home") refers to setting out for a destination by any means of transport or by foot, and the destination is not very often made explicit by an ordinary noun as object. Moreover wǎng 往 does not necessarily imply going somewhere by the most direct route.

        Syntactic words
      • viactset out; go along; walk off
      • viactgo on and on; keep going
      • vt(oN)go to the contextually determinate place (often answering a summoning by a superior)
      • vt(oN.)-Vgo out to V
      • vt(oN.)-Vimperativego to the contextually determinate place and V!
      • vt(oN1).-VtoN2go to a contextually determinate place and V, set out to V; be on one's way to (with a verbal (or subjectless sentential, if one prefers) object) 往拜之
      • vt(oN1.-VtoN2)set out to a certain place to do a certain thing to the object N2
      • vt+prep+Ngo to
      • vt-V.+prep+Ngo to V to N
      • vtoNOBI: set out for; be on one's way; go along to; go to GUAN: 往之, 所往
      • vtoN.-V[0]go to N in order to V
      • vtoN.postadVN=placeintroducing the locative object after verbs of motion or relocation, cf. modern "-到"DS
      • vtoNfigurative"go to"
      之  zhī OC: kljɯ MC: tɕɨ 67 Attributions

      Zhī 之 is to go to a place, typically taking the most direct route, by any conveyance as a result of a decision and typically with the purpose of staying there for a while or conducting some business.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 去/LEAVE The general word for leaving one place for another is qù 去 (ant. liú 留"remain").

        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+NN=humgo to a person N
      • vtoNgo to (so as to stay there for a considerable time, or for some business); move towards
      • vtoN.-V[0]to go (somewhere) (to do something)
      • vtoNfigurativego to; move in the direction ofTWH
      適  shì MC: syek OC: qljeɡ 41 Attributions

      Shì 適 refers to moving in a certain direction, or heading for a certain place, and the word is also used for arrival at the destination.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo to and get to a certain place; be on one's way to a certain place, head for
      • vtoNfigurativebe heading towards
      詣  yì OC: ŋɡiis MC: ŋei 25 Attributions

      Yì 詣 refers to going somewhere to pay a formal visit. See VISIT.

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)go along to the contextually determinate place N
      • vt+prep+Ngo to
      • vtoNgo to (especially on a visit, or to join forces with)
      • vtoN.-V[0]go to N in order to V
      至  zhì OC: kljiɡs MC: tɕi 22 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)turn up; go along to the contextually determinate person; attend a contextually determinate event
      • vt+prep+Ngo to a place; go to so as to meddle with
      • vtoNgo to
      • vtoN.-V[0]go to N in order to V
      訃  fù OC: phoɡs MC: phi̯o
      赴  fù OC: phoɡs MC: phi̯o 22 Attributions

      Fù 赴 refers to hastening to a (typically dangerous) destination (such as an abyss or fire), or to a place where one is to perform a public duty.

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)go anywhere in particularCH
      • vt(oN)omgo to, move to (a contextually determinate place)
      • vt+V[0]go to VCH
      • vtoNhasten to go to as part of one's ritual obligations; go all the way to
      • vtoNdangerrush to (a dangerous place); rush forward into (danger, an abyss); brave (dangers etc)
      • vtoNfigurativemove in the direction of, move toCH
      過  guō OC: klool MC: kʷɑ 22 Attributions

      Guō 過 refers to informal visit en passant. WGZ suggests the reaging guò for this meaning.

        Syntactic words
      • vadNvisiting
      • vt+prep+Npass by, pass through
      • vtoNpass by; make a passing visit to; visit on an informal basis, visit en passant; go to; pass through, pass by
      往至  wǎng zhì OC: ɢʷaŋʔ kljiɡs MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ tɕi 16 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)resultativego to
      • VPt+N.-Vresultativego to N in order to V
      • VPtoNresultativego to
      就  jiù OC: dzuɡs MC: dzɨu 15 Attributions

      Jiù 就 (ant. qù 去 "leave") and the somewhat rarer jí 即 (ant. lí 離 "leave") refer to approaching a certain destination by any means of transport.

        Word relations
      • Synon: 至/ARRIVE The general current word is zhì 至, and the word refers to the process of going somewhere with the final result (sometimes achieved with difficulty) of getting there. [GENERAL]; [COMMON]

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN.)(-V)go to a contextually determinate place to do a contextually determinate thing
      • vt[oN.]-V[0]to go (to a contextually determinate place) in order to V
      • vtoNmove towards; go to take up (one's place); go to (to cultivate the acquaintance of)
      造  zào OC: skhuuɡs MC: tshɑu 15 Attributions

      Cào/zào 造 and rú 如 refer to aiming for a destination, and the movement may be by foot or by any conveyance.

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN1.)+N2causativecause the contextually determinate N1 to get close to N2, move N1 close to N2CH
      • vt+prep+Nto go to (a place)
      • vtoNMENG: go to a place (often to attend court or pay a visit to a superior); reach (a place)
      • vttoN1.+N2causativecause N1 to go to N2
      去  qù OC: khas MC: khi̯ɤ 9 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vadNfor going to> to go to
      • vt(oN)go to the contextually determinate place N
      • vt(oN.)-Vgo to the contextually determinate place N to V
      • vtoNgo to
      • vtpostN{OBJ}go to N
      歸  guī OC: klul MC: kɨi 9 Attributions

        Word relations
      • Contrast: 趨/GO TO Qū 趨 refers to hurrying politely to a destination.

        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Ngo to the N where one belongs or naturally should goCH
      • vtoNcausativecause to go to from all directions
      • vtoNN=humancome to (a person, where the coming is appropriate or natural)
      • vtoNN=placeto come (somewhere) from all directions
      會  huì OC: ɡloobs MC: ɦɑi 7 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)go to and attend at the contextually determinate place
      • vt+prep+Nattend the meeting at N, meet up at N
      • vtoNto to attend (an occasion, a ritual, a meeting)
      使  shǐ MC: sriX OC: srɯʔCH 7 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo on an official mission toCH
      • vtoNstativebe on an official mission toCH
      即  jí OC: tsɯɡ MC: tsɨk 5 Attributions

      Jiù 就 (ant. qù 去 "leave") and the somewhat rarer jí 即 (ant. lí 離 "leave") refer to approaching a certain destination by any means of transport.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNmove close towards
      • vtoNabmove in the direction of; get to (peace of mind etc)
      • vtoNfigurativego to> submit to (your punishment etc)
      蒞  lì OC: ɡ-rɯbs MC: li 5 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo to attend an occasion N
      往來  wǎng lái OC: ɢʷaŋʔ m-rɯɯ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ ləi 5 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiactgo back and forth; travel back and forth
      到  dào OC: k-laaws MC: tɑu 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo to
      面  miàn OC: mens MC: miɛn 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • viactturn about (with preceding adverb: 西面 "turn westwards"
      • vtoNturn towards
      • vtoN.adVdirectionfacing (a direction) > V in the direction of
      向  xiàng OC: qhaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNturn to > go to
      臨  lín OC: b-rɯm MC: lim 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)go to the contextually determinate place; attend the contextually determinate event
      • vtoNgo to and attend
      行  xíng OC: ɢraaŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)walk to a contextually determinate place
      • vtoNgo to
      • vtoNcausativemake someone go to a contextually determinate place
      出  chū OC: khljud MC: tɕhʷit 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt[oN].+Vgo out in order to VDS
      • vtoNgo out into
      道  dào OC: ɡ-luuʔ MC: dɑu 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo to and pass through on one's route; pass by
      往到  wǎng dào OC: ɢʷaŋʔ k-laaws MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ tɑu 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNresultativego to
      往詣  wǎng yì OC: ɢʷaŋʔ ŋɡiis MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ ŋei 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNgo to, betake one to (a place)
      往趣  wǎng qù OC: ɢʷaŋʔ skhos MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ tshi̯o 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNhurry towards
      踵  zhǒng MC: tsyowngX OC: tjoŋʔCH 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Nturn up at (one after the other)CH
      • vtoNderivedturn up at en masse, one after the otherCH
      投  tóu OC: doo MC: du 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo to stay in a place N
      跋  bá OC: bood MC: bʷɑt 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNtrample on; go by foot
      反覆  fǎn fù OC: panʔ phuɡ MC: pi̯ɐn phuk 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt+prep+N{PLACE}actfrequent a place
      發引  fā yǐn OC: pod liŋʔ MC: pi̯ɐt jin 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPiactset out
      臨履  lín lǚ OC: b-rɯm riʔ MC: lim li 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNgo to on foot
      臨覆  lín fù OC: b-rɯm buɡs MC: lim bɨu 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNgo to???
      至於  zhì yú OC: kljiɡs qa MC: tɕi ʔi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt+prep+Nabget to the stage of Nab-ing
      行至  xíng zhì OC: ɢraaŋ kljiɡs MC: ɦɣaŋ tɕi 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNresultativetravel so as to arrive
      上  shàng MC: dzyangH OC: ɡljaŋsCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgo to the place NCH
      如往  rú wǎng MC: nyo hjwangX OC: nja ɢʷaŋʔCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNgo toCH
      至乎  zhì hū MC: tsyijH hu OC: kljiɡs ɢaaCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt V[0]abstractgo as far as to VCH
      遇  yù MC: ngjuH OC: ŋosCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNderivedgo to and have impact on> befallCH
      于  yú OC: ɢʷra MC: ɦi̯o 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNOBI: go to
      趨  qū OC: tsho MC: tshi̯o 0 Attributions

      Qū 趨 refers to hurrying politely to a destination.

        Syntactic words
      邁  mài OC: mbraads MC: mɣɛi 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • viactSHI: set out on a long journey or formal expedition; SHI 114: (of time) to pass
      乘如  chéng rú OC: ɢjɯŋ nja MC: ʑɨŋ ȵi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNtake a carriage to go to
      前詣  qián yì OC: dzeen ŋɡiis MC: dzen ŋei 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNformal: go to
      往適  wǎng shì OC: ɢʷaŋʔ qljeɡ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ ɕiɛk 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNresultativego to
      臨適  lín shì OC: b-rɯm qljeɡ MC: lim ɕiɛk 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNgo to
      馳往  chí wǎng OC: rlal ɢʷaŋʔ MC: ɖiɛ ɦi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(+N.)-Vhurry to a contextually determinate place to V

      Existing SW for

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