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凭借

píng jiè

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 憑借

凭借 (píng jiè) means "to rely on; to depend on; by means of". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 凭借 means

1. to rely on
2. to depend on
3. by means of
4. thanks to
5. sth that one relies on

The characters in 凭借

• 凭píngto lean against; to rely on; on the basis of
• 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of

Example sentences

• 那只鸟凭借自己巨大的翅膀能飞得很快。
  Nà zhī niǎo píngjiè zìjǐ jùdà de chìbǎng néng fēi de hěn kuài.
  This bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.
• 他仅凭借精神力量和意志力就达到了他所想要的生活。
  He got where he wanted to be in life by just using his raw mental strength and willpower.
• 伦敦东区歌手查斯和戴夫最近凭借重新发行的 1982 年赞颂海滨一日游的歌曲《马盖特》进入了英国黑胶单曲排行榜前十名。
  Cockney songsters Chas & Dave were recently in the top ten of the UK Vinyl Singles Chart with a reissue of their 1982 paean to days out at the seaside, Margate.

Sounds the same

Read píng jiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 评介to review (a book)
• 凭藉to rely on; to depend on; by means of

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read píng jiè correctly.
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