Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.rely on; depend on
这位医生全凭临床观察作决定。
The doctor makes his decisions purely on the basis of clinical observation.
我得高分凭运气。
I got high marks rely on luck.
老虎捕食全凭偷袭。
Tigers rely on stealth when hunting.
- 2
n.proof; evidence
以此为凭。
This will serve as certification.
口说无凭。
Oral expressions cannot be taken as evidence.
凭证
proof
- 3
conj.infmlno matter (how, what, where, when, etc.)
凭你怎样劝说,他也不听。
No matter how hard you try to persuade him, he won't listen.
凭你跑多快,我都会追上你。
No matter how fast you run, I will catch up with you.
凭江水怎么冷,工人们仍然坚持下水操作。
The workers still kept on working in the river no matter how cold the water was.
synonym
- 4
v.infmllean on/against; prop oneself on
凭窗远望
stand at a window gazing into the distance
凭栏拍照
lean on a railing and take photos
凭桌子
lean on a table
- 5
prep.go by; base on; take as the basis
凭票入场。
Admission by ticket only.
凭资历
by virtue of one's seniority and qualifications
凭原则行事
act according to one's principles
Words and phrases with 凭
- 凭准[word]reliable evidence/criterion
- 凭瞎猜[word]by guess and by golly
- 凭信[word]believe; certificate
- 凭恃[word]rely on
- 凭时效取得财产权[word]usucapion
- 凭藉[word]depend on; on the basis of
- 凭记忆[word]memoriter
- 凭照[word]certificate
- 凭证[word]certificate
- 凭栏远眺[idiom]lean on a balcony looking at the distance
- 凭空捏造[idiom]be a sheer fabrication