Chinese word dictionary

凭栏

píng lán · to lean on a parapet

Practice word

Word information

Simplified凭栏

Traditional憑欄

Pinyinpíng lán

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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凭píng

to lean on; to rely on

栏lán

fence, railing, balustrade

How to learn 凭栏

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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凭píng

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

凭借píngjiè

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

栏lán

fence; railing; hurdle; column or box (of text or other data)

栏杆lángān

railing; banister

栏目lánmù

regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)

凭证píngzhèng

proof; certificate; receipt; voucher