任凭

任憑

rènpíng

conjunction #22,042

Meanings

1 no matter what
2 regardless of
3 to let (someone do as they wish)
4 at someone's discretion

Characters

to allow / to let / no matter

to rely on / by / whatever

Examples

任凭你怎么说，他都不改变主意。

Rènpíng nǐ zěnme shuō, tā dōu bù gǎibiàn zhǔyì.

No matter what you say, he won't change his mind.

这件事任凭你决定，我没意见。

Zhè jiàn shì rènpíng nǐ juédìng, wǒ méi yìjiàn.

I'll leave this matter entirely up to you — I have no objection.

Tips

grammar

任凭 has two usages: (1) concessive — 任凭 + condition + 都/也 + result: 'No matter what X, still Y'; (2) permissive — 任凭 + someone + verb: 'to let/allow someone to do freely'. Context determines which reading applies.

Stroke Order

任 rèn

凭 píng