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眼见

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yǎn jiàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to see with one's own eyes
  2. 2. very soon

Words Containing 眼见

眼见得
yǎn jiàn de

(dialect) obviously

眼见为实
yǎn jiàn wéi shí

seeing is believing

眼见为实,耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū

to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.

耳听为虚,眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí

(idiom) you cannot always trust what you hear, but seeing is believing

Child Words of 眼见

眼
yǎn

eye

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear

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