百闻不如一见

bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

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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

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Child Words of 百闻不如一见

• 一 一 yī: one
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不如 不如 bù rú: not equal to
• 如 如 rú: as
• 如一 如一 rú yī: consistent
• 百 百 bǎi: hundred
• 闻 闻 wén: to hear
• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear