凭

To lean against in Chinese: 凭 (píng)

píng

to lean against

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 憑2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to lean against
  2. 2to rely on
  3. 3on the basis of
  4. 4no matter (how, what etc)
  5. 5proof

Stroke order

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凭

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄧㄥˊ

píng

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

凭

Simplified

憑

Traditional

Example sentences

See 凭 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你凭什么叫我走？

    nǐ píng shén me jiào wǒ zǒu？

    Who are you to tell me to get out?

  • 我凭韧性克服了困难。

    wǒ píng rèn xìng kè fú le kùn nán。

    I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.

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Related words

凭借

píng jiè

to rely on

凭着

píng zhe

relying on

凭证

píng zhèng

proof

文凭

wén píng

diploma

启发

qǐ fā

to enlighten

签字

qiān zì

to sign (one's name)

欠

qiàn

to owe

枪

qiāng

gun

抢

qiǎng

to fight over

悄悄

qiāo qiāo

quiet

瞧

qiáo

to look at

勤奋

qín fèn

hardworking

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