聞名不如見面 wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn

meeting in person beats just hearing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
聞 wén
to hear; to smell; news
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect