Chinese Word: 凭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凭 (Trad.: 憑)HSK 5

Pinyin: píng

English Definition: to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof

Chinese Definition:
①靠在东西上：凭栏。凭吊(对着遗迹怀念)。
②依靠，仗恃：凭借。凭靠。凭信。
③根据：凭票入场。
④证据：凭据。文凭。凭空。凭证。空口无凭。
⑤由着，听任：任凭。听凭。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 几

Ideographic:Leaning on (trusting) 任 a table 几

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 任 [ rèn ] to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
- 几 [ jǐ ] small table; how many; a few, some

Similar Characters: 栠

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凭借HSK 5	píng jiè	to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
文凭HSK 6	wén píng	diploma
凭证	píng zhèng	proof; certificate; receipt; voucher
任凭	rèn píng	no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
凭空HSK 5	píng kōng	baseless (lie); without foundation

1		nǐ 你 bù néng 不能 jǐn píng 仅凭 dì yī yìn xiàng 第一印象 zuò chū 做出 pàn duàn 判断。 You can't make a judgement based on first impressions.
2		tā 他 píng jiè 凭借 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 nǔ lì 努力 huò dé 获得 le 了 bó shì 博士 xué wèi 学位。 He obtained his doctorate degree through his own efforts.
3		píng 凭 wǒ 我 de 的 jì yì lì 记忆力， wǒ 我 hái 还 méi yǒu 没有 wàng jì 忘记 zhè 这 jiàn 件 shì qing 事情。 Based on my memory, I haven't forgotten about this matter yet.
4		píng jiè 凭借 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 nǔ lì 努力， tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 shí xiàn 实现 le 了 rén shēng 人生 de 的 mù biāo 目标。 With his own efforts, he finally achieved his life goals.
5		píng 凭 gè rén 个人 de 的 xǐ hào 喜好， xuǎn zé 选择 shì hé 适合 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 fú zhuāng 服装 hěn 很 zhòng yào 重要。 It's important to choose clothes that suit oneself according to personal preferences.

1		nǐ 你 bù néng 不能 jǐn píng 仅凭 dì yī yìn xiàng 第一印象 zuò chū 做出 pàn duàn 判断。 You can't make a judgement based on first impressions.
2		tā 他 píng jiè 凭借 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 nǔ lì 努力 huò dé 获得 le 了 bó shì 博士 xué wèi 学位。 He obtained his doctorate degree through his own efforts.
3		píng 凭 wǒ 我 de 的 jì yì lì 记忆力， wǒ 我 hái 还 méi yǒu 没有 wàng jì 忘记 zhè 这 jiàn 件 shì qing 事情。 Based on my memory, I haven't forgotten about this matter yet.
4		píng jiè 凭借 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 nǔ lì 努力， tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 shí xiàn 实现 le 了 rén shēng 人生 de 的 mù biāo 目标。 With his own efforts, he finally achieved his life goals.
5		píng 凭 gè rén 个人 de 的 xǐ hào 喜好， xuǎn zé 选择 shì hé 适合 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 fú zhuāng 服装 hěn 很 zhòng yào 重要。 It's important to choose clothes that suit oneself according to personal preferences.