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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 凭空

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
凭空 píng kōng - baseless (lie)
- without foundation

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 9,115 23,262 28,551

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
凭 píng- variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
凭 píng- to lean against
- to rely on
- on the basis of
- no matter (how, what etc)
- proof
空 kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
空 kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time

Other Words Containing 凭空

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
凭空 - - 9,115 23,262 28,551
凭空捏造 - - 35,710 90,845 90,570