听说十遍，不如亲眼一见聽說十遍，不如親眼一見聽説十遍，不如親眼一見

hearing it ten times is not as good as seeing it once with your own eyes

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: No amount of hearsay is as reliable as seeing for yourself. Close to English 'seeing is believing'.

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Simplified: 听说十遍，不如亲眼一见
Traditional (Taiwan): 聽說十遍，不如親眼一見
Traditional (Hong Kong): 聽説十遍，不如親眼一見
Pinyin: tīngshuō shí biàn, bùrú qīnyǎn yí jiàn
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄥㄕㄨㄛㄕˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣㄧㄢˇ ㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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