Chinese Grammar
靠 / 凭 + Object
Means-marker: 'rely on X / rely on the strength of X.' 靠 is more colloquial; 凭 more formal.
Example Sentences
靠的就是君主这个身份的'非政治性'。
靠的不是天赋异禀。
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