百闻不如一见
百闻不如一见
bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
idiom
Traditional: 百聞不如一見
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- (idiom) seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
- seeing is believing
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Related Words
耳闻不如目见(ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn)— seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
→眼见为实(yǎn jiàn wéi shí)— seeing is believing
→见异思迁(jiàn yì sī qiān)— to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty
→好故事百听不厌(hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn)— The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.
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