耳闻不如目见 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn

seeing for 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)
闻 wén HSK 3
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
见 jiàn HSK 1
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)