憑什麼 [凭－么]

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Pinyin píng shén me

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (spoken) why?
  2. for which reason?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase
    for what reason; what makes you think (you can do something); on what grounds; on what authority; who are they (to do something)
    (syn.) 凭啥, 憑啥, 凭咩, 憑咩
    • 中國居民憑什麼被禁止上外網？
      中国居民凭什么被禁止上外网？
      zhōng guó jū mín píng shén me bèi jìn zhǐ shàng wài wǎng ？
      For what reason are Chinese residents prohibited from accessing the greater international Internet?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你凭什么叫我走？
    你憑什麼叫我走？
    nǐ píng shén me jiào wǒ zǒu ？
    • Who are you to tell me to get out?
  2. Mandarin
    这不公平！凭什么我必须做艰苦的工作。
    這不公平！憑什麼我必須做艱苦的工作。
    zhè bu gōng píng ！ píng shén me wǒ bì xū zuò jiān kǔ de gōng zuò 。
    • It's not fair! I have to do the hard work!
  3. Mandarin
    你凭什么逮捕我？
    你憑什麼逮捕我？
    nǐ píng shén me dài bǔ wǒ ？
    • On what grounds are you arresting me?
  4. Mandarin
    我凭什么花时间做这事？
    我憑什麼花時間做這事？
    wǒ píng shén me huā shí jiān zuò zhè shì ？
    • Why should I take the time to do that?
  5. Mandarin
    凭什么汤姆可以那样做，而我就不行？
    憑什麼湯姆可以那樣做，而我就不行？
    píng shén me tāng mǔ kě yǐ nà yàng zuò ， ér wǒ jiù bù xíng ？
    • Why's Tom allowed to do that, but I'm not?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    英国政府凭什么要干涉？
    英國政府憑什麼要干涉？
    yīng guó zhèng fǔ píng shén me yào gān shè ？
    • On what authority can the British government interfere?
  2. Mandarin
    中国居民凭什么被禁止上外网？
    中國居民憑什麼被禁止上外網？
    zhōng guó jū mín píng shén me bèi jìn zhǐ shàng wài wǎng ？
    • For what reason are Chinese residents prohibited from accessing the greater international Internet?
  3. Mandarin
    迈开你的两脚，到你的工作范围的各部分各地方去走走，学个孔夫子的“每事问”，任凭什么才力小也能解决问题。
    邁開你的兩腳，到你的工作範圍的各部分各地方去走走，學個孔夫子的“每事問”，任憑什麼才力小也能解決問題。
    mài kāi nǐ de liǎng jiǎo ， dào nǐ de gōng zuò fàn wéi de gè bù fen gè dì fang qù zǒu zǒu ， xué ge kǒng fū zǐ de “ měi shì wèn ” ， rèn píng shén me cái lì xiǎo yě néng jiě jué wèn tí ．
    • Just get moving on your two legs, go the rounds of every section placed under your charge and “inquire into everything” as Confucius did, and then you will be able to solve the problems, however little is your ability.