凭藉

憑藉

píngjiè

preposition

Meanings

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

Characters

to rely on; based on

to make use of (variant of 借)

Examples

HSK 4

凭藉多年的经验，她解决了这个难题。

Píngjiè duōnián de jīngyàn, tā jiějué le zhège nántí.

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

HSK 5

他凭藉自己的努力考上了名牌大学。

Tā píngjiè zìjǐ de nǔlì kǎoshàng le míngpái dàxué.

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

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 (more on people) and 借助 (more on tools/help).

Stroke Order

凭 píng

藉 jiè