百闻不如一见bǎiwénbùrúyījiànMeanings1. seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others2. seeing is believingCharacters used百numerous闻to hear不no如as一one见to seeExamples1百闻不如一见bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn。A picture is worth a thousand words.