凭空

píng kōng · ping kong

Traditional 憑空

Meaning

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  1. baseless (lie)
  2. without foundation

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)凭(píng)空(kōng)指(zhǐ)责(zé)别(bié)人(rén),要(yào)有(yǒu)证(zhèng)据(jù)。

You can't accuse others without any basis; you need evidence.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)数(shù)字(zì)不(bú)是(shì)凭(píng)空(kōng)想(xiǎng)出(chū)来(lái)的(de),都(dōu)有(yǒu)记(jì)录(lù)。

These numbers weren't made up out of thin air; they're all on record.

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