Definition & Meaning

1.what you hear is often unreliable, and what you see is real

2.things seen are mightier than things heard

Vocabulary

ěr tīng wéi xū yǎn jiàn wéi shí

耳 听 为 虚 眼 见 为 实

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1
what you hear is often unreliable, and what you see is real
2
things seen are mightier than things heard

Vocabulary of 耳听为虚，眼见为实

为
[hsk3]do;act as
实
[hsk3]solid; true
眼
[hsk2]eye; small hole
听
[hsk1]heed; judge
见
[hsk1]see; meet
耳
[hsk3]ear; any ear-like thing
虚
[hsk5]empty; humble

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