眼见为实，耳听为虚 yǎn jiàn wéi shí ， ěr tīng wéi xū

DEFINITIONS

  1. to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. It ain't necessarily so.

CHARACTERS

眼 yǎn
HSK 2
eye; eyelet, hole, opening
见 jiàn
HSK 1
see, observe, behold; perceive
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
实 shí
HSK 3
real, true; honest, sincere
耳 ěr
HSK 3
ear; merely, only; handle
听 tīng
HSK 1
hear; understand; obey, comply
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
虚 xū
HSK 5
false