WITHDRAW  撤退退

LEAVE so as to MOVE BACKWARDS.
LEAVEPULL OUT OFEVACUATEQUIT(BEAT A) RETREAT FROM.RETIRERETREATADJOURNDECAMPLEAVEDEPARTABSENT ONESELFFORMAL REPAIRDATED REMOVELITERARY BETAKE ONESELF
Antonym
Hypernym
  • LEAVEMOVE so as to CEASE to BE-IN a PLACE.
    • 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
  • FLINCH　WITHDRAW QUICKLY FROM WHAT ONE THINKS IS DANGEROUS.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The current general word for withdrawing from somewhere is tuì 退 (ant. jìn 進 "move forwards"), and the withdrawal can be over a short or a long distance, often with the purpose of returning to one's point of departure.

    2. Què 卻 (ant. qián 前 "move forward") refers to backing off, often under pressure, and typically for a shorter distance, and usually the immediate purpose of the withdrawal is not that of returning to one's point of departure but to get out of a confrontation.

    3. Bà 罷 (ant. gōng 攻 "move forward to attack") refers to an army withdrawing its military forces.

    4. Bì 避 (ant. duì 對 "face up to") refers to a polite withdrawal from an honoured or regular position, typical a position facing someone in authority.

    5. Yin3 引 refers to the act of preparing and then commencing a formal military withdrawal.

    Jī jīn 擊金 and míng jīn 鳴金 "beating the bells for military withdrawal" (ant. jī gǔ 擊鼓 "beat the drums for a military attack") refers to giving a signal for withdrawal of troops.

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    退卻

    撤退

    撤兵

    收兵

    退兵

    撤防

    撤

    班師

    回師

    鳴金收兵

    挾起尾巴

    first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis 18.11.2003. CH

    Words

    退  tuì OC: thuubs MC: thuo̝i 63 AttributionsWD

    The current general word for withdrawing from somewhere is tuì 退 (ant. jìn 進 "move forwards"), and the withdrawal can be over a short or a long distance, often with the purpose of returning to one's point of departure.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 動/ACT Zuò 作 (ant. xí 息 "fail to take the initiative, fail to become active") refers to the taking of an initiative for an action which would not have occurred without such a deliberate initiative, and the word is naturally associated with the notion of creativity. SPONTANEOUS, OCCASIONAL, PERFECTIVE
    • Ant: 進/ADVANCE The standard general word for physically going or moving forward is jìn 進 (ant. tuì 退 "withdraw backwards"). >>GENERAL

      Syntactic words
    • vi[0]imperativego away! withdraw!
    • viactgo away; withdraw
    • viactbe withdrawn>reticent in words and actionCH
    • vifigurativeresign; withraw from office; retreat; also: retreat from life
    • vimathematical termCHEMLA 2003:
    • vipsychbe retiring by nature, be reticent by nature
    • vt(oN)withdraw from the contextually determinate thing (e.g. public life)
    • vt+Nwithdraw by the distance N
    • vt[oN]move backward, (typically decide to) withdraw (usually to the point where one came from); leave, leave the room; withdraw from court; imp: out of my sight!
    • vtoNwithdraw from; withdraw before (the enemy)
    • vtoNwithdraw to behind NCH
    • vtoNcausativebet N to retire
    卻  què OC: khaɡ MC: khi̯ɐk 12 AttributionsWD

    Què 卻(ant. qián 前 "move forward") refers to backing off, often under pressure, and typically for a shorter distance, and usually the immediate purpose of the withdrawal is not that of returning to one's point of departure but to get out of a confrontation.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 進/ADVANCE The standard general word for physically going or moving forward is jìn 進 (ant. tuì 退 "withdraw backwards"). >>GENERAL
    • Assoc: 走/FLEE The current general word for illicit disappearance from where one has some obligation to remain is zǒu 走.
    • Synon: 走/FLEE The current general word for illicit disappearance from where one has some obligation to remain is zǒu 走.

      Syntactic words
    • viact(typically be forced to) retreat (usually not to the point of origin); back off
    • vtoNget (horses) to go backwards
    • vtoNcausativecause to withdraw
    • vtoNiussiveorder to withdraw
    • vto之withdraw from the sceneCH
    罷  bà OC: breelʔ MC: bɣɛ 8 AttributionsWD

    Bà 罷 (ant. gōng 攻 "move forward to attack") refers to an army withdrawing its military forces.

      Syntactic words
    • viact(of an army) withdraw
    • vtoNwithdraw (an army); retire (from a meal); withdraw from (a place)
    引  yǐn OC: liŋʔ MC: jin 7 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause (troops) to prepare withdrawal 引兵而還
    逡巡  qūn xún OC: skhlun sɢʷun MC: tshʷin zʷin 5 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiwithdraw; step back as sign of respect
    詘  qū MC: khjut OC: khludLZ 4 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 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
    • vichange(= qu1 屈) withdrawLZ
    • viderived(= qu1 屈) be ripe for withdrawalLZ
    • vt+prep+Nact, derivedto withdraw from someoneCS
    收  shōu OC: qjiw MC: ɕɨu 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNderived: hold back; take back, rescind
    • vtoNpassivebe rescinded
    遯  dùn OC: duuns MC: duo̝n 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • viact＝遁withdraw; go into hiding; live in hiding
    • vtoN＝遁 withdraw from and hide from
    避  bì OC: beɡs MC: biɛ 3 AttributionsWD

    Bì 避 (ant. duì 對 "face up to") refers to a polite withdrawal from an honoured or regular position, typical a position facing someone in authority.

      Syntactic words
    • DELETEwithdraw from a place where one temporarily was
    • vtoNwithdraw from (a place N)
    • vtoNfigurativewithdraw from figuratively
    班師  bān shī OC: praan sril MC: pɣan ʂi 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactwithdraw the army
    還走  huán zǒu OC: ɡʷraan tsooʔ MC: ɦɣan tsu 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactturn round and run off in recognition of humiliaton and as a ritual admission of guilt
    班  bān OC: praan MC: pɣan 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause to withdraw
    屏  bǐng MC: pjiengX  OC: peŋʔ CH 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt prep Nwithdraw to NCH
    • vt[oN]withdrawCH
    憚  dàn 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNshirk NLZ
    後  hòu OC: ɡooʔ MC: ɦu 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • viprocessmove backwards (e.g. of clothes)
    復  fù OC: buɡ MC: buk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • viactwithdraw
    撓  náo OC: mɢreewʔ MC: ɳɣɛu 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • viactflinch (because of pain)
    歸  guī OC: klul MC: kɨi 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • viactwithdraw
    縮  suō OC: sruɡ MC: ʂuk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNreflexive.自withdraw (oneself)> withdraw
    逡  qūn OC: skhlun MC: tshʷin 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpoetic, CC: withdraw; ZZ: inch backwards (of a person)
    中退  zhōng tuì OC: krluŋ thuubs MC: ʈuŋ thuo̝i 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactwithdraw midway
    復從  fù cóng OC: buɡs dzoŋ MC: bɨu dzi̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactbeat an ordered retreat
    罷卻  bà què OC: breelʔ khaɡ MC: bɣɛ khi̯ɐk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactwithdraw
    走退  zǒu tuì OC: tsooʔ thuubs MC: tsu thuo̝i 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactresultative
    退舍  tuì shě OC: thuubs lʰaʔ MC: thuo̝i ɕɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiresultativewithdraw so as to cease an activity
    靜退  jìng tuì OC: dzeŋʔ thuubs MC: dziɛŋ thuo̝i 1 AttributionWD

    jìngtuì

      Syntactic words
    • viactpractise a calm and withdrawing, non-assertive strategy of life
    橈  nào MC: nraewH OC: mɢreewsLZ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vi= náo 撓: flinchLZ
    絀  chù MC: trwit OC: krludLZ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • viact(= qu1 屈) withdrawLZ
    削跡  xiāo jì, jī MC: sjak tsjeH OC: smewɡ sklaɡCH 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactretrace one's steps in a quick retreatCH
    反走  fǎn zǒu OC: panʔ tsooʔ MC: pi̯ɐn tsu 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactpolitely withdraw a few steps as a ritual of respect
    引歸  yǐn guī OC: liŋʔ klul MC: jin kɨi 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacteffect an orderly withdrawal so as to return home
    擊金  jī jīn OC: keeɡ krɯm MC: kek kim 0 AttributionsWD

    Jī jīn 擊金 and míng jīn 鳴金"beating the bells for military withdrawal" (ant. jī gǔ 擊鼓 "beat the drums for a military attack") refers to giving a signal for withdrawal of troops.

      Syntactic words
    • VPiactbeat the bells to signify retreat
    鳴金  míng jīn OC: mreŋ krɯm MC: mɣaŋ kim 0 AttributionsWD

    Jī jīn 擊金 and míng jīn 鳴金"beating the bells for military withdrawal" (ant. jī gǔ 擊鼓 "beat the drums for a military attack") refers to giving a signal for withdrawal of troops.

      Syntactic words
    • vibeat the gongs for a military withdrawal
    深  shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum
    深  shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwithdraw into; recede into

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