百闻不如一见

Traditional: 百聞不如一見

bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

Dictionary entry

seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others

What does 百闻不如一见 mean?

百闻不如一见 (bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others

2seeing is believing

Character breakdown

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百Bǎisurname Bai 闻Wénsurname Wen 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 一yīone · single 见jiànto see · to meet

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百闻不如一见

bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

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