凭藉

憑藉

píngjiè

preposition

Meanings

1 to rely on
2 to depend on
3 by means of; thanks to
4 (noun) something one relies on

Characters

to rely on; based on

to make use of (variant of 借)

Examples

他凭藉自己的努力考上了名牌大学。

Tā píngjiè zìjǐ de nǔlì kǎo shàngle míngpái dàxué.

He got into a top university by relying on his own hard work.

凭藉多年的经验，她解决了这个难题。

Píngjiè duōnián de jīngyàn, tā jiějuéle zhège nántí.

Drawing on years of experience, she solved this difficult problem.

Tips

usage

Variant orthography of 凭借 — same word, same pronunciation, just an older / more literary spelling of the second character. Modern editing standards prefer 凭借; you'll see 凭藉 in older books, formal documents, and Taiwan/HK texts.

grammar

Functions as a preposition introducing the means or basis: 凭藉 + NP + VP. Compare with 依靠 (yīkào, more on people) and 借助 (jièzhù, more on tools/help).

Stroke Order

凭 píng

藉 jiè