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凭

píng

Traditional: 凴

to lean on; to lean against

HSK 5

Meaning of 凭 in English

píngHSK 5verb, prepositionSyllabus #2839
  1. to lean on; to lean against
  2. to rely on; to depend on
  3. on the basis of; according to
  4. no matter (what, how etc)
  5. (bound form) evidence; proof
  6. variant of 憑|凭[ping2]

Example sentences

  1. 只凭长相的话很难区分英国人和美国人。
    zhǐ píng zhǎng xiàng de huà hěn nán qū fēn yīng guó rén hé měi guó rén。
    It's hard to tell Englishmen from Americans just by the way they look.
    Tatoeba #8789285 by crescat · #20765 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 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?
    Tatoeba #9970739 by GlossaMatik · #3738645 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 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.
    Tatoeba #5655348 by verdastelo9604 · #258109 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences