Word: 凭 (píng)

不能只凭相貌判断一个人。

Bùnéng zhǐ píng xiàngmào pànduàn yí gè rén.

You can't judge a person by looks alone.

人凭志气虎凭威

rén píng zhìqì hǔ píng wēi

people rely on ambition, tigers rely on their might

他凭直觉发现她在撒谎。

Tā píng zhíjué fāxiàn tā zài sāhuǎng.

By intuition he knew she was lying.

你凭什么叫我走？

Nǐ píng shénme jiào wǒ zǒu?

Who are you to tell me to get out?

你凭什么断定这件事是他做的？

Nǐ píng shénme duàndìng zhè jiàn shì shì tā zuò de?

On what basis do you conclude that he did this?

你凭什么蔑视别人的努力？

Nǐ píng shénme mièshì biéren de nǔlì?

What right do you have to look down on other people's efforts?

你凭什么逮捕我？

Nǐ píng shénme dàibǔ wǒ?

On what grounds are you arresting me?

凭什么侵占别国领土？

Píng shénme qīnzhàn biéguó lǐngtǔ?

What right do they have to occupy another country's territory?

凭什么让我们走？

Píng shénme ràng wǒmen zǒu?

Who says you can make us leave?

单凭力量不能保证取胜。

Dān píng lìliang bùnéng bǎozhèng qǔshèng.

Relying on strength alone cannot guarantee victory.

啄木鸟打洞，全凭嘴硬

zhuómùniǎo dǎ dòng, quán píng zuǐyìng

woodpecker drilling a hole: it all relies on a hard beak

啄木鸟找食，全凭嘴硬

zhuómùniǎo zhǎo shí, quán píng zuǐyìng

woodpecker looking for food: it all depends on a hard beak

天高任鸟飞，海阔凭鱼跃

tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi, hǎi kuò píng yúyuè

the sky is high, let the birds fly; the sea is wide, let the fish leap

她凭一技之长养活了全家。

Tā píng yíjìzhīcháng yǎnghuole quánjiā.

She supported her whole family with her special skill.

官凭印信，私凭票约

guān píng yìnxìn, sī píng piào yuē

officials rely on the seal, private people rely on the written contract

开水里捞肥皂，全凭手快

kāishuǐ li lāo féizào, quán píng shǒukuài

fishing soap out of boiling water: it all depends on quick hands

我凭什么花时间做这事？

Wǒ píng shénme huā shíjiān zuò zhè shì?

Why should I take the time to do that?

我凭什么需要帮她们？

Wǒ píng shénme xūyào bāng tāmen?

Why do I have to help them?

我凭韧性克服了困难。

Wǒ píng rènxìng kèfúle kùnnan.

I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.

我是凭惯性走到旧家的。

Wǒ shì píng guànxìng zǒu dào jiù jiā de.

Out of sheer habit, I walked to my old home.

海阔凭鱼跃，天高任鸟飞

hǎi kuò píng yúyuè, tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi

the sea is wide, let the fish leap; the sky is high, let the birds fly

狗掀门帘子，全凭嘴的功夫

gǒu xiān mén liánzi, quán píng zuǐ de gōngfu

a dog lifting the door curtain: it all depends on the mouth

老母猪翻跟头,全凭嘴支着

lǎo mǔzhū fāngēntou,quán píng zuǐ zhī zhe

an old sow doing a somersault: relies entirely on her snout to prop her up