眼见为实，耳听为虚

yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū

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1. to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
2. It ain't necessarily so.

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Child Words of 眼见为实，耳听为虚

• 听 听 yǐn: smile (archaic)
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 眼 眼 yǎn: eye
• 听 听 tīng: to listen to; to hear
• 虚 虚 xū: emptiness
• 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
• 眼见为实 眼见为实 yǎn jiàn wéi shí: seeing is believing
• 耳 耳 ěr: ear