聞名不如見面 wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

聞 wén hear; smell; make known; news
名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension