汉英词典
MEANING OF 百聞不如一見
百聞不如一見
(百闻不如一见)
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing
闻 hear / No matter how much you hear it, it is better to see it in person
多次听说还不及一次看到。意即耳闻是虚﹐眼见为实。
| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
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百闻不如一见。 Calculation never made a hero. | ||
俗话说：百闻不如一见。 As the saying goes: Seeing is believing. | ||
当我第一次登上长城的时候，就被它的雄伟气势震惊了，真是百闻不如一见啊。 The first time I ascent the great wall I was amazed at its grandiosity. It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. | ||
