idiom
耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.
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耳听为虚，眼见为实 (ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí) means "Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so." in Chinese.
耳听为虚，眼见为实 is pronounced "ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 9 syllables.
耳听为虚，眼见为实 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
耳听为虚，眼见为实 is made up of the characters 耳, 听, 为, 虚, ，, 眼, 见, 为, 实. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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