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憑

píng

lean on, depend on, rely on

Strokes
16
Radical
心
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 凭

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 凭, the simplified form of 憑. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 你凭什么叫我走？

    Nǐ píng shén me jiào wǒ zǒu

    Who are you to tell me to get out?

  • 我凭什么花时间做这事？

    Wǒ píng shén me huā shí jiān zuò zhè shì

    Why should I take the time to do that?

  • 单凭力量不能保证取胜。

    Dān píng lì liang bù néng bǎo zhèng qǔ shèng

    Relying on strength alone cannot guarantee victory.

  • 我一来就在洗碗，你凭什么叫我走！

    Wǒ yī lái jiù zài xǐ wǎn nǐ píng shén me jiào wǒ zǒu

    As soon as I came I washed the dishes, so how come you ask me to leave?!

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 凭

  • 凭píng 2to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
  • 文凭wén píng 2–2 diploma
  • 凭借píng jiè 2–4 to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
  • 凭着píng zhe 2–5relying on; on the basis of
  • 凭证píng zhèng 2–4 proof; certificate; receipt; voucher