- 百闻不如一见
- bǎiwénbùrúyíjiànIt is better to see once than to hear a hundred times; Seeing for oneself is better than hearing from others.* * *it is better to see for oneself rather than to hear for many times* * *it is better to see for oneself rather than to hear for many times* * *bǎi wén bù rú yī jiànsee for oneself is a hundred times better than hearing from others* * *bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others, seeing is believing* * *百闻不如一见bǎi wén bù rú yí jiànTo see sth. once is better than to hear about it a hundred times.; It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times.; One look is worth a thousand words.; Seeing for oneself is a hundred times better than hearing from others.; Seeing is believing.; What one hears is not as reliable as what one sees.* * *百聞不如一見|百闻不如一见 [bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn] ► seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others ► seeing is believing
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.