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凭什么
píng​shén​me

on what basis

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
凭什么 憑什麼 píng​shén​me
on what basis adverb
Used in spoken language to indignantly ask for what reason or by what authority someone is doing something; for what reason; why.

你凭什么这么肯定?

nǐ píng​shén​me zhè​me kěn​dìng?

What makes you so sure?

我凭什么要去救他?

wǒ píng​shén​me yào qù jiù tā?

Why should I save him?