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.
凭本事
rely on one's ability
- 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
真凭实据
ironclad evidence
- 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.
凭你是哪位
no matter who you are
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
凭票付款
payable to bearer
Words and phrases with 凭
- 凭仗[word]rely on
- 凭眺[word]gaze from a high place into the distance
- 凭据[word]proof
- 凭准[word]reliable evidence/criterion
- 凭依[word]rely on
- 凭指定[word]pay to order of...
- 凭证[word]certificate
- 凭靠[word]depend on
- 凭陵[word]encroach on something by taking advantage of one's power; depend on
- 凭栏远眺[idiom]lean on a balcony looking at the distance
- 凭空捏造[idiom]be a sheer fabrication