百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
  2. seeing is believing

CHARACTERS

百 bǎi
HSK 2
one hundred; numerous, many
聞 wén hear; smell; make known; news
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive