Chinese word dictionary

凭借

píngjiè · to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on

Practice word

Word information

Simplified凭借

Traditional憑借

Pinyinpíngjiè

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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凭píng

to lean on; to rely on

借jiè

to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext

How to learn 凭借

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Words with the same characters

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借jiè

to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with; variant of 借[jie4]

凭píng

to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof; variant of 憑|凭[ping2]

借鉴jièjiàn

to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)

借助jièzhù

to draw support from; with the help of

借口jièkǒu

to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext

借条jiètiáo

receipt for a loan; IOU