ENJOY  享受享

ACT so as to CAUSE ONESELF to FEEL DELIGHT IN-RELATION-TO something.
LIKELOVEBE FOND OFBE ENTERTAINED BYTAKE PLEASURE INBE KEEN ONDELIGHT INAPPRECIATERELISHREVEL INADORELAP UPSAVORLUXURIATE INBASK ININFORMAL GET A KICK OUT OFGET A THRILL OUT OFDIG
Antonym
  • SUFFEREXPERIENCE something BAD FOR ONESELF.
    Hypernym
    • 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.
          • EVENTREALITY that ARISES in TIME....
    See also
    • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED.
      • DELIGHTINTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y.
        • PLAYACT NOT SERIOUSLY so as to CAUSE ONESELF to BECOME DELIGHTED.
          Hyponym
          • MASTURBATE　ENJOY SEXUAL DELIGHT USING one's HANDS on one's OWN GENITALS.
            • VOYEUR　ENJOY LOOKING AT SEX WHILE NOT BEING OBSERVED ONESELF.
              Old Chinese Criteria
              1. The current general word for active enjoyment and delighting in something is lè 樂 (ant. bēi 悲 "be saddened by"), as in 與民同樂 "share one's enjoyings/enjoyments with the people".

              2. Xiǎng 享 refers to enjoying material benefits or - when applied to gods and spirits - to the enjoyment of sacrifices.

              3. Lì 利 refers to the use and enjoyment of what one regards as profitable.

              4. NB: Hān 酣 refers to enjoying (prototypically alcohol) with gusto and enthusiasm, or in a transferred sense enjoying anything else in the way one might enjoy alcohol. The word is marginal to the group.

              Modern Chinese Criteria
              享受

              消受

              享用

              欣賞

              玩賞

              觀賞

              賞鑒

              鑒賞

              賞玩

              把玩

              玩味

              玩

              賞

              享

              含英咀華

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

              • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.21:19

                RECREATION.AMUSEMENT.DIVERTISSEMENT.REJOUISSANCE

              Words

              樂  yào OC: ŋɡraawɡs MC: ŋɣɛu
              樂  lè OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 56 AttributionsWD

              The current general word for active enjoyment and delighting in something is lè 樂 (ant. bēi 悲 "be saddened by"), as in 與民同樂 "share one's enjoyings/enjoyments with the people".　In the transitive usage the reading yào is suggested by WGZ.

                Word relations
              • Object: 學/STUDY The dominant word is xué 學 (ant. jiào 教 "train teach")which refers primarily to studying or training under another person, and secondarily to the learning by heart texts. Very often, the word retains a tinge of immitation.
              • Epithet: 聲/MUSIC Shēng 聲 "sound" is sometimes used to refer specifically to folkways of music.
              • Oppos: 慮/PLAN Lǜ 慮 refers to a careful personal planning effort based on serious reflection.

                Syntactic words
              • nabactenjoyment of one's pleasures
              • viactenjoy oneself, take one's pleasure
              • vt(oN)enjoy the contextually determinate thing
              • vt+prep+Ntake delight in
              • vt+V[0]enjoy V-ing
              • vt[oN]enjoy one's pleasures, indulge onself
              • vtoNactread yào: like to engage in; take one's pleasure in, take one's pleasure with
              • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) delight
              • vtoNpassivebe enjoyedCH
              享  xiǎng OC: qhaŋʔ MC: hi̯ɐŋ 6 AttributionsWD

              Xiǎng 享 refers to enjoying material benefits or - when applied to gods and spirits - to the enjoyment of sacrifices.

                Syntactic words
              • vtoNactenjoy in practice (profit, benefits)
              康  kāng OC: khlaaŋ MC: khɑŋ 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vienjoy ease; enjoy oneself
              • vtoNactenjoy
              受樂  shòu lè OC: djuʔ ɡ-raawɡ MC: dʑɨu lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPiactindulge in pleasure
              般樂  pán lè OC: baan ɡ-raawɡ MC: bʷɑn lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPirevelLZ
              • VPtoNintensitiveto enjoy (something) very much; to indulge in (something)
              喜  xǐ MC: xiX  OC: qhɯʔ CH 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vtoNactindulge in, act to take delight in, act to enjoyCH
              遊  yóu MC: yuw OC: luCH 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vienjoy oneself, spend one's free timeCH
              懽  huān MC: xwan OC: qhoonCH 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vi=歡 feel goodCH
              利  lì OC: rids MC: li 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+prep+Ndraw advantage/pleasure from
              • vtoNdraw advantage from
              聊  liáo OC: b-ruu MC: leu 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • vtoNpsychindulge (oneself)
              極驩  jí huān OC: ɡɯɡ qhoon MC: gɨk hʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPimake merry; enjoy conviviality to the full
              歡娛  huān yú OC: qhoon ŋʷa MC: hʷɑn ŋi̯o 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPiacttake one's pleasure, enjoy oneself
              游虞  yóu yú OC: lu ŋʷa MC: jɨu ŋi̯o 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabnonreferentialenjoyments and amusements
              獲享  huò xiǎng OC: ɢʷreeɡ qhaŋʔ MC: ɦɣɛk hi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPtoNget to enjoy
              弄  nòng OC: ɡ-rooŋs MC: luŋ 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • vtoNpoetic: enjoy (the moon etc) 永弄 "enjoy forever"
              安  ān MC: 'an OC: qaanLZ 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt V[0]enjoy V-ingLZ
              遊心  yóu xīn MC: yuw sim OC: lu slɯmCH 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPtoNindulge oneself in, delight in; take one's pleasure inCH
              合歡  hé huān MC: hop xwan OC: ɡloob qhoonLZ 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPito enjoy a convivial event, cheerfully and convivially celebrateLZ
              酣  hān OC: ɡaam MC: ɦɑm 0 AttributionsWD

              NB: Hān 酣 refers to enjoying (prototypically alcohol) with gusto and enthusiasm, or in a transferred sense enjoying anything else in the way one might enjoy alcohol. The word is marginal to the group.

                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]be enthusiastically and actively engaged in; be in the heat of (a battle etc)
              • vtoNenjoy
              散志  sàn zhì OC: sqaans kljɯs MC: sɑn tɕɨ 0 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPiactdivert oneself, entertain oneself
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                Syntactic words
              • vtoNtake delight inCH
                Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vienjoy oneself, spend one's free timeCH

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