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píng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 凭

凭据
píng jù

evidence

凭信
píng xìn

to trust

口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng

(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

凭仗
píng zhàng

to rely on

凭准
píng zhǔn

evidence (that one can rely on)

美国存托凭证
měi guó cún tuō píng zhèng

American depository receipt (ADR)

凭倚
píng yǐ

to rely on

文凭
wén píng

diploma

凭祥市
píng xiáng shì

Pingxiang, county-level city in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi

凭栏
píng lán

to lean on a parapet

凭恃
píng shì

to depend on

凭证
píng zhèng

proof

空口无凭
kōng kǒu wú píng

mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)

任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)

凭轼结辙
píng shì jié zhé

to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)

凭眺
píng tiào

to lean on sth and gaze into the distance

凭本能做事
píng běn néng zuò shì

to follow one's nose

存托凭证
cún tuō píng zhèng

depository share

凭依
píng yī

to rely on

凭险
píng xiǎn

(to resist the enemy) relying on inaccessible territory

凭条
píng tiáo

paper docket confirming a transaction

凭空
píng kōng

baseless (lie)

凭票入场
píng piào rù chǎng

admission by ticket only

凭什么
píng shén me

(spoken) why?

凭借
píng jiè

to rely on

真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù

reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof

凭着
píng zhe

relying on

任凭
rèn píng

no matter what

凭祥
píng xiáng

Pingxiang, county-level city in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi

凭陵
píng líng

to ride roughshod over

牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

凭藉
píng jiè

to rely on

凭照
píng zhào

certificate

听凭
tīng píng

to allow (sb to do as he pleases)

凭靠
píng kào

to use

凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào

fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

凭吊
píng diào

to visit a place for the memories

凭单
píng dān

bill of warrant (certificate, allowing one to collect money or valuables)