DEFEAT    打敗

WIN against someone USING VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION, OFTEN USING MILITARY FORCE.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for defeating someoneor some state in any form of battle is bài 敗. 2. Pò 破 (ant. quán 全 "leave intact") refers to a complete routing of an opponent. 3. Jìn 盡 refers to the complete annihilation of an opponent. 4. Fù 覆 refers to the inflicting of a major defeat with lasting effects on an army. 5. Qīng 傾 refers to the toppling of a system of government. 6. Wáng 亡 (ant. cún 存 "allow to survive") refers specifically to causing the discontinuation of a state. 7. Cuò 挫 refers specifically to inflicting a military defeat on an army. 8. Bài jī 敗績 refers to a major military defeat. 9. Fù 負 occasionally refers to a defeat suffered, but usually in the combination shèng fù 勝負, and as a verb it does not take objects or complements. See FAIL
Modern Chinese Criteria
打敗 戰敗 擊敗 挫敗 摧敗 擊破 擊潰 粉碎 重創 敗 破 克敵制勝 克服 戰勝 消滅 撲滅 掃滅 滅 除 鋤 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • FAILTRY to ACHIEVE something BUT NOT SUCCEED.
See also
  • LOSEto BEGIN to LACK something, NOT VOLUNTARILY.
Hypernym
  • WIN　SUCCEED IN FIGHT OR COMPETITION. (anc: 16/0, child: 1)
  • SUCCEED　ACHIEVE an IMPORTANT AIM with DIFFICULTY. (anc: 15/0, child: 1)
  • ACHIEVE　COMPLETE a DIFFICULT ACT. (anc: 14/0, child: 3)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 837

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 20.42

    • Words (26 items)

    敗  bài OC: braads MC: bɣɛi 91 Attributions

    The current general word for defeating someoneor some state in any form of battle is bài 敗.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 克 / 剋/WIN Kè 克 (ant. shī 失 "lose in battle") refers to subduing an enemy force by military means, winning against an enemy so as to control him as a result.
    • Assoc: 亡/DIE Wáng 亡 "cease to be" is a polite and periphrastic way of referring to death.
    • Assoc: 亡/DESTROY Wáng 亡 (ant. fù 復 "reestablish") refers to the political/social ruin of a state and does not focus on any form of physical annihilation or damage.
    • Assoc: 禍/DISASTER The most common general word for disasters is huò 禍 (ant. fú 福 "good fortune") which has no connotations of any metaphysical kind. (In OBI the character currently transcribed as huò 禍 - and closely related to 占 - refers not only to disasters as such, but particularly to disastrous omens.)
    • Synon: 覆/DEFEAT Fù 覆 refers to the inflicting of a major defeat with lasting effects on an army.

      Syntactic words
    • nab(.post-N)one's defeatCH
    • nabpassiveread braads: military defeat; failure
    • vadNpassivedoomed to suffer defeat;DS
    • vi+N{PLACE}passivesuffer defeat at NDS
    • vipassiveread braads: be defeated, suffer defeat
    • vt(oN)causativeread braads: cause to be defeated
    • vtoNread praads: inflict defeat on
    • vtoNallowread braads: allow oneself to be defeated
    • vtoNcausativeread praads: defeat (oneself)
    • vtoNmiddle voiceread braads: be defeated; suffer defeat
    • vtoNpassiveread braads: be defeated by N 再敗楚師 "be defeated by the Chu army for a second time" (Many ATTRIBUTIONS NEED TO BE MOVED TO FAIL)
    • vtpost.npro:+prep+Npermissiveread braads: allow (oneself) to be defeated by N 自敗於秦
    破  pò OC: phaals MC: phʷɑ 19 Attributions

    Pò 破 (ant. quán 全 "leave intact") refers to a complete routing of an opponent.

      Word relations
    • Result: 戰/BATTLE The general term is zhàn 戰 (ant. hé 和 "ceasing of hostilities, ceasefire") and refers to any military engagement at a given time. [GENERAL], [TEMPORARY]
    • Contrast: 拔/WIN Bá 拔 and jǔ 舉 refers to conquering a place without necessarily keeping full control over it.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNHF 1.2.57: rout (the enemy one faces), smash the opponent
    • vtoNpassivebe defeated, be completely routed
    敗績  bài jī OC: braads skleeɡ MC: bɣɛi tsek 18 Attributions

    Bài jī 敗績 refers to a major military defeat.

      Syntactic words
    • VPimiddle voicebe utterly defeated, suffer a severe defeat; be ruined (of a state)
    • VPt+prep+Npassiveget defeated
    挫  cuò OC: skools MC: tsʷɑ 11 Attributions

    Cuò 挫 refers specifically to inflicting a military defeat on an army.

      Syntactic words
    • vipsych/actfeel defeated and behave accordinglyLZ
    • vtoNput down and defeat
    • vtoNfigurativegain the upper hand on, controlCH
    • vtoNmiddle voiceget defeated
    覆  fù OC: phuɡ MC: phuk 10 Attributions

    Fù 覆 refers to the inflicting of a major defeat with lasting effects on an army.

      Word relations
    • Synon: 敗/DEFEAT The current general word for defeating someoneor some state in any form of battle is bài 敗.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause to fall over, cause to topple> cause to be defeated
    • vtoNcausativedefeat (oneself), bring about one's own defeat
    負  fù OC: bɯʔ MC: bɨu 8 Attributions

    Fù 負 occasionally refers to a defeat suffered, but usually in the combination shèng fù 勝負, and as a verb it does not take objects or complements. See FAIL

      Word relations
    • Ant: 勝/WIN The current general word for winning or gaining the upper hand in any way, including warfare, is shèng 勝 (ant. bài 敗 "be defeated").

      Syntactic words
    • nabresultdefeat
    • v[adN]nonreferentialloser
    • viacthave been defeated, have lost
    • vipassiveto suffer defeat, be defeated
    • vtoNfigurativedefeat > be better than, be superior to, be preferable to
    盡  jìn OC: dzinʔ MC: dzin 7 Attributions

    Jìn 盡 refers to the complete annihilation of an opponent.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrout completely, wipe out completely
    • vtoNpassivebe routed completely
    大敗  dà bài OC: daads braads MC: dɑi bɣɛi 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNinflict a heavy defeat on N
    • VPtoNmiddle voiceread braads: be heavily defeated
    服  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativesubjugate, cause to surrender to one; subdue
    傾  qīng OC: khʷleŋ MC: khiɛŋ 3 Attributions

    Qīng 傾 refers to the toppling of a system of government. xxx

      Syntactic words
    • nabeventnominal: the overturn/ruin
    • vtoNtopple, overturn (a state)
    • vtoNpassivebe defeated; totter
    潰  kuì OC: ɡluuds MC: ɦuo̝i 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichangebe defeated, be routed
    逐  zhú OC: rlɯwɡ MC: ɖuk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdefeat so as to cause to flee> drive into flight; German: in die Flucht schlagen
    失  shī MC: syit OC: lʰiɡ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt prep Npassivebe defeated byCH
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe defeatedCH
    摧  cuī OC: sɡluul MC: dzuo̝i 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdestroy and defeat (an army)
    敗北  bài běi bò běi MC: baejH pok OC: braads pɯɯɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpassivebe defeated; suffer defeatDS
    不勝  bù shèng OC: pɯʔ lʰɯŋs MC: pi̯ut ɕɨŋ 1 Attribution

    defeat

      Syntactic words
    • NPabeventdefeat
    北  běi OC: pɯɯɡ MC: pək 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-V{NUM}passivedefeat, loan for
    喪  sàng MC: sangH OC: smaaŋs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe defeated by NCH
    敗闕  bài què, quē OC: praads khod MC: pɣɛi khi̯ɐt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpassivebe defeated
    亡敗  wáng bài OC: maŋ braads MC: mi̯ɐŋ bɣɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPisuffer some kind of ruin or defeat
    折衝  zhé chōng MC: tsyet -- OC: kljed thjoŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNforce the retreat of enemy NCH
    亡  wáng OC: maŋ MC: mi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions

    Wáng 亡 (ant. cún 存 "allow to survive") refers specifically to causing the discontinuation of a state.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNHF 1.2: cause the discontinuation of (a state), ruin (a country)
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt prep Npassivebe defeated byCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe defeated by NCH
    敝  bì MC:  OC: beds 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe defeated; fall into ruinCH
    摧伏  cuī fú OC: sɡluul bɯɡ MC: dzuo̝i buk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNfigurativedefeat and cause to surrender > subjugate