Word: 认 (rèn)

一百个小和尚好认一个老和尚，一个老和尚难认一百个小和尚

yìbǎigè xiǎo héshang hǎo rèn yí gè lǎo héshang, yí gè lǎo héshang nán rèn yìbǎigè xiǎo héshang

a hundred young monks can easily know one old monk, but one old monk can hardly know a hundred young monks

他戴上眼镜，大家就认不出来他了。

Tā dài shang yǎnjìng, dàjiā jiù rèn bù chūlái tā le.

Once he puts his glasses on, nobody recognises him.

大水淹了龙王庙，一家人不认一家人

dàshuǐ yānle Lóngwángmiào, yìjiārén bú rèn yìjiārén

a flood swamps the Dragon King temple: one family doesn't recognise its own

我一开始没认出来是她。

Wǒ yì kāishǐ méi rèn chūlái shì tā.

At first I didn't recognise her.

我想你将我认成别人了。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ jiāng wǒ rèn chéng biéren le.

I think you've mistaken me for someone else.

我认我会留下。

Wǒ rèn wǒ huì liúxià.

I think I'll stay.

拿着磨盘当月亮，认不清高低轻重

názhe mòpán dàng yuèliang, rèn bù qīng gāodī qīngzhòng

taking a millstone for the moon: can't tell high from low, light from heavy

癞蛤蟆嚼青蛙,不认自己人

làiháma jiáo qīngwā,bú rèn zìjǐ rén

A toad chewing a frog: doesn't recognise its own kind

草书的线条很流畅，但是很难认。

Cǎoshū de xiàntiáo hěn liúchàng, dànshì hěn nán rèn.

The lines of cursive script are very flowing, but it's hard to read.

草字出了格，神仙认不得

cǎozì chūle gé, shénxiān rèn bùdé

If cursive goes beyond the rules, even immortals can't read it

认汉字比写汉字容易多了。

Rèn hànzì bǐ xiě hànzì róngyì duō le.

It's much easier to recognise Chinese characters than it is to write them.

铜板做眼镜，认钱不认人

tóngbǎn zuò yǎnjìng, rèn qián bú rèn rén

making spectacles out of copper coins: seeing only money, not people

雾里看指纹,认不出道道儿

wù lǐ kàn zhǐwén,rèn bù chū dàodàor

looking at a fingerprint in the fog: can't make out the lines