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眼见为实

yǎn jiàn wéi shí

4-character word Traditional 眼見為實

What 眼见为实 means

1. seeing is believing

The characters in 眼见为实

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 实shíreal; true; honest

Words starting with 眼见为实

• 眼见为实，耳听为虚yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xūsee 耳聽為虛，耳听为虚，眼见为实

Words containing 眼见为实

• 耳听为虚，眼见为实ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí(idiom) what one hears may be unreliable, but what one sees is true; seeing is believing

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