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眼见为实，耳听为虚【yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū】

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

眼见为实，耳听为虚【yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū】

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

眼

HSK 21

含义eye; eyelet, hole, opening

拼音yǎn

见

HSK 1

含义see, observe, behold; perceive

拼音jiàn

为

HSK 2

含义do, handle, govern, act; be

拼音wèi

实

HSK 2

含义real, true; honest, sincere

拼音shí

耳

HSK 41

含义ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128

拼音ěr

听

HSK 1

含义hear; understand; obey, comply

拼音tīng

虚

HSK 5

含义false

拼音xū