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

DEFINITIONS

  1. Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. It ain't necessarily so.

CHARACTERS

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
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