耳聞不如目見 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn

seeing it yourself is better than hearing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

Characters

Character Meaning
耳 ěr HSK 3
ear; handle (archaeology)
聞 wén
to hear; to smell; news
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
目 mù HSK 3
eye; item; list
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)