靠 The “ 靠+O” construction is used to introduce the method, means, or basis that an action depends upon. It is often used in front of other verb-object constructions to form sentence with serial verb phrases, for example, 律师靠帮助别人打官司赚钱。 他们靠自己的一双手生活。 老王靠这封信打赢了官司。 丁力波的好成绩是靠他的努力得到的。