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凭

píng · ping

Traditional 憑 / 凴

HSK 5

Meaning

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píng 憑

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

píng 凴

  1. variant of 憑 / 凭 (píng)
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In a conversation

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Whose chair is it?

  1. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)那(nà)把(bǎ)椅子(yǐzi)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)。

    That chair by the door is mine.

  2. Dengdeng

    凭(píng)什么(shénme)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)？

    On what basis is it yours?

  3. Liangliang

    凭(píng)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)坐过(zuòguò)它(tā)。

    Because I sat on it yesterday.

  4. Dengdeng

    凭(píng)这个(zhège)可(kě)不(bù)行(xíng)。

    That's not enough.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)凭(píng)什么(shénme)说(shuō)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)？

    Then what makes you say it's yours?

  6. Dengdeng

    凭(píng)我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)，椅背(yǐbèi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)呢(ne)。

    By my name. It's written on the back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

只(zhǐ)凭(píng)长(zhǎng)相(xiàng)的(de)话(huà)很(hěn)难(nán)区(qū)分(fēn)英(yīng)国(guó)人(rén)和(hé)美(měi)国(guó)人(rén)。

It's hard to tell Englishmen from Americans just by the way they look.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)凭(píng)什(shén)么(me)说(shuō)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)是(shì)他(tā)做(zuò)的(de)？

On what basis do you say he did this?

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