STAND  站立

SUPPORT one's WEIGHT USING one's FEET AND NOT MOVE one's FEET.
BE ON ONE'S FEETBE UPRIGHTBE ERECTBE VERTICAL
Antonym
  • COLLAPSEFALL so as to CEASE to STAND OR so as to be DESTROYED.
    • KNEELBOW DOWN AND SUPPORT ONESELF on the FLOOR USING one's KNEES.
      • LIE DOWNREMAIN OR DISPLACE ONESELF so as to BECOME in VERTICAL POSITION.
        Hypernym
        • SUPPORTHELP so as to CAUSE NOT to FALL OR so as to CAUSE to FLOURISH.
          • HELPTRY to PROFIT someone OR to CAUSE a person TO ACHIEVE something one BELIEVES is DIFFICULT for that person.
            • TRYACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING.
              • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. The current general word dominating this group is lì 立 (ant. fú 伏 "lie down").

        2. Qǐ 企 refers to standing tip-toe.

        3. Sǒng 竦 refers to standing tip-toe and craning one's neck.

        4. Zhù 佇 is a very poetic word referring to standing attentively for a long time.

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        站 is the current modern word for standing.

        立 (lit) is the current literary word which is still in current modern use.

        位在 refers to the standing of non-animate things which is construed as a quasi-act in English. This word in marginal in the series.

        站立 is a formal word for standing up.

        站住 is to stand rather than walk on.

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

        • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 12.15

        Words

        立  lì OC: ɡ-rub MC: lip 37 AttributionsWD

        The current general word dominating this group is lì 立 (ant. fú 伏 "lie down").

          Word relations
        • Oppos: 行/WALK The current general word for walking is xíng 行(ant. zhǐ 止 "stay put").

          Syntactic words
        • v[adN]nonreferentialsomeone standingCH
        • vadNstanding, uprightCH
        • vadVstandingDS
        • viactto stand in a certain place; stand in attention (at court); often used with 於 (one might feel this is a transitive usage with a local object rather than a localising complement)
        • viacttake a (psychological) stand> take a position (See 獨立 "take an independent position, establish oneself independently as 'one's own person'")
        • viactZUO: stand up (as a pig standing up like a man). This is the general word for standing straight and inactive with both feet on the ground.
        • vifigurativeTo "stand around" and fail to act [DS]
        • vifigurativeof an expression: stand outCH
        • vt+prep+N立於門外
        • vt+prep+Nabfigurativetaking a stand in, establish oneself inCH
        • vt+prep+Nactfigurative: to find a place to stay; find a job (somewhere); to serve (somewhere)
        • vtoNabfigurativetake one's firm stand in NabCH
        • vtoNcausativecause to stand up; erectCH
        • vtoN{PLACE}stand in (a place)
        企  qǐ OC: kheʔ MC: khiɛ
        跂  kuǐ OC: kheʔ MC: khiɛ 5 AttributionsWD

        Qǐ 企 refers to standing tip-toe.

          Syntactic words
        • viactCC: stand on tip-toe in order to see far; LAO 24: stand on tip-top
        住  zhù OC: tos MC: ʈi̯o 4 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • viactXINLUN: stand solid (like a mountain), stay in place
        • vt+prep+Nstand in a place N
        佇  zhù OC: daʔ MC: ɖi̯ɤ 3 AttributionsWD

        Zhù 佇 is a very poetic word referring to standing attentively for a long time.

          Syntactic words
        • viactpoetic, CC: stand for a long time (in concentration or expectation)
        • vtoNfigurative, poetic: stand for long time in concentration and expectation in the place NCH
        位  wèi OC: ɢrubs MC: ɦi 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vt+prep+Nhave one's position (somewhere) 位於前 "have one's position up front"
        竦  sǒng OC: soŋʔ MC: si̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD

        Sǒng 竦 refers to standing tip-toe and craning one's neck.

          Syntactic words
        • viactHANSHU: stand craning one's neck
        • vt+prep+Nsubject=inanimatestand high in the place NCH
        跛  bǒ MC: paX OC: paalʔCH 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • vistand on one legCH
        特峙  tè zhì MC: dok driX  OC: ɡ-lɯɯɡ CH 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiintensitivestand towering alone; to tower above everything elseCH
        站  zhàn OC: krleems MC: ʈɣɛm 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • viactSong colloquial: stand to attention for a long time without moving; stand still
        翹  qiáo OC: ɡew MC: giɛu 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNraise (head, foot etc.); rare, HOUHANSHU: raise (heels, in waiting)
        蹻  qiāo OC: khew MC: khiɛu
        蹺  qiāo OC: khew MC: khiɛu
        趬  qiāo OC: khew MC: khiɛu 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • viactpost-Han: on tip-toe; stand on tip-toe
        樹  shù OC: djoʔ MC: dʑi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • viactstand upright
          Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vistand on one legCH
          Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPiintensitivestand towering alone; to tower above everything elseCH

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