凭吊
píng diào
Pinyin

Definition

凭吊
 - 
píng diào
  1. to visit a place for the memories
  2. to pay homage to (the deceased)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吊
diào
  1. 1 a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  2. 2 to lament
  3. 3 to condole with
  4. 4 variant of 吊[diào]
凭
píng
  1. 1 to lean against
  2. 2 to rely on
  3. 3 on the basis of
  4. 4 no matter (how, what etc)
  5. 5 proof
任凭
rèn píng
  1. 1 no matter what
  2. 2 despite
  3. 3 to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
凭借
píng jiè
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 thanks to
  5. 5 sth that one relies on
凭空
píng kōng
  1. 1 baseless (lie)
  2. 2 without foundation
凭证
píng zhèng
  1. 1 proof
  2. 2 certificate
  3. 3 receipt
  4. 4 voucher
文凭
wén píng
  1. 1 diploma
吊唁
diào yàn
  1. 1 variant of 吊唁[diào yàn]
吊丧
diào sāng
  1. 1 to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences
吊孝
diào xiào
  1. 1 a condolence visit
吊诡
diào guǐ
  1. 1 bizarre
  2. 2 paradoxical
  3. 3 a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
凭仗
píng zhàng
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
凭信
píng xìn
  1. 1 to trust
凭单
píng dān
  1. 1 bill of warrant (certificate, allowing one to collect money or valuables)
凭吊
píng diào
  1. 1 to visit a place for the memories
  2. 2 to pay homage to (the deceased)
凭据
píng jù
  1. 1 evidence
凭条
píng tiáo
  1. 1 paper docket confirming a transaction
凭栏
píng lán
  1. 1 to lean on a parapet
凭祥
Píng xiáng
  1. 1 Pingxiang county level city in Chongzuo 崇左[Chóng zuǒ], Guangxi

Idioms (8)

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
  1. 1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
凭轼结辙
píng shì jié zhé
  1. 1 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù
  1. 1 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
  2. 2 definitive evidence

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