RALLY  歸向歸

COME to in order to FOLLOW AND COLLABORATE WITH. 
BACK UPBECOME A SUPPORTER
Antonym
  • OPPOSEINTERACT so as to PREVENT a HUMAN OR ANIMAL from ACHIEVING HIS/HER AIMS.
    Hypernym
    • COMEARRIVE at the PLACE NEAR the SPEAKER OR NEAR to a HUMAN whom the SPEAKER is MAINLY THINKING of.
      • ARRIVEREACH a PLACE one was INTENDING to GO-TO. [NB: THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN ARRIVE AND REACH ARE NOT PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED IN THE ATTRIBUTIONS. CHECK THESE!]
        • REACHAPPROACH so as to BECOME:come to be IN A CERTAIN PLACE.
          • APPROACHWALK so as to BECOME NEAR to something....
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1.The general word for rallying around someone or turning to some place is guī 歸 (ant. lí 離 "distance oneself from") and refers to any group of persons feeling loyal towards and showing allegiance to someone through their action.

    2. Xiàng 向 (ant. bèi 背 "turn one's back on") is allegiance in attitude which may or may not manifest itself in concrete action.

    3. Bì 比 and liú 留 are relatively rare words which refer to closing ranks behind someone and showing political support for him.

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    歸向 is a current modern word for rallying to someone.

    FURTHER SYNONYMS!

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

      Words

      歸  guī OC: klul MC: kɨi 31 Attributions

      The general word for rallying around someone or turning to some place is guī 歸 (ant. lí 離 "distance oneself from") and refers to any group of persons feeling loyal towards and showing allegiance to someone through their action.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 去/DISTANT Qù 去 can refer to concrete or abstract distance, and in the abstract case the distance is close in meaning to difference.
      • Assoc: 附/RALLY

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)rally to a contextually determinate person
      • vt+prep+Nrally to N; give one's allegiance to N
      • vt[oN]figurativeconverge to a basic point; converge to bring out what is importantCH
      • vtoNrally to (a king or leader), converge on; rally to (a place); turn to, orientate oneself towards (an aim)
      • vtoNfigurativeconverge on a "pivotal" NLZ
      • vttoN1.+N2causativecause N1 to revert/rally to N2
      • vttoN1.+N2reflexive.自throw (oneself) upon N2's mercy
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2rally (something N1, e.g. one's heart etc) to (a person or thing N2)天下之民歸心焉
      來  lái OC: m-rɯɯ MC: ləi 6 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)rally to the contextually determinate person
      • vtoNcausativecause to rally to
      至  zhì OC: kljiɡs MC: tɕi 6 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)flock to (someone), rally to (e.g. a virtuous ruler)
      • vt(oN)causativeloan for 致：　summon; invite (a contextually determinate object)
      • vt+prep+Ncome and rally to
      服  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(+prep+N)rally to the the contextually determinate N
      • vt+prep+Nrally to and submit to
      附  fù OC: bos MC: bi̯o 3 Attributions

        Word relations
      • Assoc: 歸/RALLY The general word for rallying around someone or turning to some place is guī 歸 (ant. lí 離 "distance oneself from") and refers to any group of persons feeling loyal towards and showing allegiance to someone through their action.

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)rally to a contextually determinate N
      • vtoNrally to, attach onself to
      • vttoN1.+N2reflexive.自cause (oneself) to be associated with, be attached to, or to rally to
      向  xiàng OC: qhaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions

      Xiàng 向 (ant. bèi 背 "turn one's back on") is allegiance in attitude which may or may not manifest itself in concrete action.

        Word relations
      • Assoc: 信/TRUST The current word for having faith in someone is xìn 信 (ant. yí 疑 "be suspicious of"), and this word belongs to the high discourse of politics and ethics.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNturn to someone as a supporter, rally to; become a follower of
      • vtoNfigurativeturn towards as important, be orientated towardsCH
      比  bǐ OC: piʔ MC: pi 2 Attributions

      Bǐ 比 and liú 留 are relatively rare words which refer to closing ranks behind someone and showing political support for him.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNrally to, show loyalty towards
      歸往  guī wǎng OC: klul ɢʷaŋʔ MC: kɨi ɦi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoN(DCD is inconsistent and readss ub verbo 往2: guīwàng). rally to
      留  liú OC: b-ru MC: lɨu 1 Attribution

      Bì 比 and liú 留 are relatively rare words which refer to closing ranks behind someone and showing political support for him.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNgather around
      聚  jù OC: sɡos MC: dzi̯o
      聚  jù OC: sɡoʔ MC: dzi̯o 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Ngather around, rally
      順  shùn OC: ɢjuns MC: ʑʷin 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNraly (to somebody); incline (to somebody)
      投歸  tóu guī OC: doo klul MC: du kɨi 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)rally to and join a contextually determinate person
      歸心  guī xīn OC: klul slɯm MC: kɨi sim 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt+prep+Nrally to
      依附  yī fù MC: 'j+j bjuH OC: qɯl bosDS 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)rally to, attach oneself to the contextually determinate personDS
      來歸  lái guī OC: m-rɯɯ klul MC: ləi kɨi 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNresultativecome to rally to
      往  wǎng OC: ɢʷaŋʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNrally

      Existing SW for

      Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: