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凭 is a preposition that means "on the basis of" or "by virtue of". Usually the subject of a sentence with 凭 is a person.
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Structure with 凭
凭 with a noun
凭 can be followed up with a noun or noun phrase. The nouns can be something concrete like 银行卡, 身份证, etc., or they can be something abstract like 经验, 努力, 感觉 etc.
凭 + noun/noun phrase
Examples
- 凭 护照， 外国 人 可以 买 火车 票。
- 他 凭 自己 的 努力 学 了 三千 多 个 汉字。
- 我们 凭 学生证 在 电影院 享受 折扣 优待。
凭 with a verb phrase
凭 can also be used with a verb phrase or subject-predicate phrase,as follows:
凭 + verb phrase/subject-predicate phrase
Examples
- 怪不得 那 个 孩子 的 数学 不 好，他 只 凭 计算器 算。
- 学好 跳舞 不 能 只 凭 看 迈克尔·杰克逊 的 音乐 录像带， 还 得 凭 自己 的 努力。
- 我们 凭 凭 为 他人 做服务 表示 我们 的 关心。
凭 with 什么
This is one of the most common grammatical phrases, heard many times. It often has a feeling of dissatisfaction or anger, perhaps said while people are arguing. It is like saying "On what basis do you ...!?!?" Usually it is paired with blame, scold, hit etc.
Subject + 凭什么 + noun phrase
Examples
- 你 凭什么 怪 我！
- 我 没有 做 错，他 凭什么 骂 我？
- 她 一直 很忠诚， 你 凭什么 怀疑 她？
Structure with 凭着
You can also add 着 to 凭 to make it 凭着, however when you do so you can only use it if the action has already been completed. If the actions happens frequently or has not happened yet, you cannot use 凭着. The structure is the same as using 凭 by itself.
凭着 + noun/noun phrase
Examples
- 小白 凭着 自己 的 努力 致富。
- 他 凭着 智慧 战胜 了 很多 的 困难。
