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百闻不如一见
百聞不如一見
bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn
1. seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
2. seeing is believing

Character Breakdown

百
bǎi
one hundred; numerous, many
HSK 2 6 丶
闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
HSK 3 9 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3 6 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
见
jiàn
to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
HSK 1 4 丶

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