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耳闻不如目见

ěrwénbùrúmùjiàn

Traditional: 耳聞不如目見

seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

Character Breakdown

耳
ěr
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
HSK 3
闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3
目
mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
HSK 3
见
jiàn
to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
HSK 1

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