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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 3

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