耳听为虚，眼见为实

ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí

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

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Child Words of 耳听为虚，眼见为实

• 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