耳闻不如目见

ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn

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1. seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

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Child Words of 耳闻不如目见

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不如 不如 bù rú: not equal to
• 如 如 rú: as
• 闻 闻 wén: to hear
• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 目 目 mù: eye
• 耳 耳 ěr: ear
• 耳闻 耳闻 ěr wén: to hear of