凭借 (憑借)
píng jiè
Pinyin

Definition

凭借 (憑借)
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píng jiè
  1. to rely on
  2. to depend on
  3. by means of
  4. thanks to
  5. sth that one relies on

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借宿
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging

Idioms (10)

以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help

Sample Sentences

你这么一说我倒是想起来了了，东野圭吾就是凭借这一部《放学后》赢得了日本国内众多奖项。
nǐ zhème yī shuō wǒ dào shì xiǎng qilai le le ，Dōngyě Guīwú jiùshì píngjiè zhè yī bù 《fàngxué hòu 》yíngdé le Rìběn guónèi zhòngduō jiǎngxiàng 。
Now that you've said that I remember it, Keigo Higashino won several prizes for 'After School' in Japan.
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