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闻名不如见面
聞名不如見面
wénmíngbùrújiànmiàn
1.
knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
Character Breakdown
闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
HSK 3
9 丶
名
míng
name; position, rank, title
HSK 1
6 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
见
jiàn
to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
HSK 1
4 丶
面
miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
HSK 1
9 丶
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