眼见为实

yǎn jiàn wéi shí

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1. seeing is believing

Words Containing 眼见为实

• 眼见为实，耳听为虚 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 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 眼见为实

• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 眼 眼 yǎn: eye
• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 实 实 shí: real
• 眼见 眼见 yǎn jiàn: to see with one's own eyes