凭栏
píng lán
Pinyin

Definition

凭栏
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píng lán
  1. to lean on a parapet

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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)
围栏
wéi lán
  1. 1 fencing
  2. 2 railings
  3. 3 fence
专栏
zhuān lán
  1. 1 special column
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
凭栏
píng lán
  1. 1 to lean on a parapet
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
栅栏
zhà lán
  1. 1 fence
栏
lán
  1. 1 fence
  2. 2 railing
  3. 3 hurdle
  4. 4 column or box (of text or other data)
栏杆
lán gān
  1. 1 railing
  2. 2 banister
栏目
lán mù
  1. 1 regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
  2. 2 program (TV or radio)
任务栏
rèn wu lán
  1. 1 taskbar (computing)
布告栏
bù gào lán
  1. 1 bulletin board
公布栏
gōng bù lán
  1. 1 bulletin board
工具栏
gōng jù lán
  1. 1 toolbar (in computer software)
广告栏
guǎng gào lán
  1. 1 advertising column (in a newspaper)
  2. 2 bulletin board
凭仗
píng zhàng
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
凭信
píng xìn
  1. 1 to trust

Idioms (7)

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
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
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
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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