百
闻
不
如
一
见
b
ǎ
i
b
ǎ
i
w
é
n
w
é
n
b
ù
b
ù
r
ú
r
ú
y
í
y
ī
j
i
à
n
j
i
à
n
Definitions
1. seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
2. seeing is believing
Components
百
Bǎi
–
surname Bai
闻
Wén
–
to smell
不如
bù rú
–
not equal to
一
yī
–
one
见
jiàn
–
to see