百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見
百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ baak3 man4 bat1 jyu4 jat1 gin3
- seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
- seeing is believing
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百
- 百合 bǎi hé ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄜˊ baak3 hap6 (botany) lily
- 百货 百貨 bǎi huò ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ baak3 fo3 general merchandise
- 百分比 bǎi fēn bǐ ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄧˇ baak3 fan6 bei2 percentage
- 百分点 百分點 bǎi fēn diǎn ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧㄢˇ baak3 fan6 dim2 percentage point
- 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ lou5 baak3 sing3 ordinary people
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- 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧˋ cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- 百科全书 百科全書 bǎi kē quán shū ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄜ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ baak3 fo1 cyun4 syu1 encyclopedia
- 百货公司 百貨公司 bǎi huò gōng sī ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ baak3 fo3 gung1 si1 department store
- 凡百 fán bǎi ㄈㄢˊ ㄅㄞˇ faan4 baak3 all
- 半百 bàn bǎi ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄞˇ bun3 baak3 fifty (usually referring to sb's age)
- 数百 數百 shù bǎi ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄞˇ sou3 baak3 several hundred
- 百位 bǎi wèi ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˋ baak3 wai2 the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system
- 百倍 bǎi bèi ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄟˋ baak3 pui5 a hundredfold; (fig.) markedly
- 百兆 bǎi zhào ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄠˋ baak3 siu6 (computer networking) 100 megabits per second; 100Base-T
- 百克 bǎi kè ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄜˋ baak3 hak1 hectogram
- 百出 bǎi chū ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨ baak3 ceot1 (following a noun) full of ...
- 百分 bǎi fēn ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ baak3 fan6 percent
- 百胜 百勝 Bǎi shèng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄥˋ baak3 sing3 BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company
- 百汇 百匯 bǎi huì ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ baak3 wui6 parfait (loanword)
- 百十 bǎi shí ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˊ baak3 sap6 a hundred or so
闻 聞
- 传闻 傳聞 chuán wén ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ cyun4 man4 rumor
- 新闻 新聞 xīn wén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˊ san1 man4 news
- 绯闻 緋聞 fēi wén ㄈㄟ ㄨㄣˊ fei1 man4 sex scandal
- 闻名 聞名 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 well-known
- 丑闻 醜聞 chǒu wén ㄔㄡˇ ㄨㄣˊ cau2 man4 scandal
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- 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ㄍㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4 ignorant and inexperienced
- 耳闻目睹 耳聞目睹 ěr wén mù dǔ ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ ji5 man4 muk6 dou2 to witness personally
- 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 world-famous (idiom)
- 远近闻名 遠近聞名 yuǎn jìn wén míng ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jyun5 gan6 man4 ming4 to be known far and wide
- 骇人听闻 駭人聽聞 hài rén tīng wén ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ haai5 jan4 ting1 man4 shocking
- 默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ mak6 mak6 mou4 man4 (idiom) unknown; unrenowned
- 名闻 名聞 míng wén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ming4 man4 famous
- 奇闻 奇聞 qí wén ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ kei4 man4 bizarre anecdote; extraordinary piece of news
- 徐闻 徐聞 Xú wén ㄒㄩˊ ㄨㄣˊ ceoi4 man4 see 徐闻县
- 忽闻 忽聞 hū wén ㄏㄨ ㄨㄣˊ fat1 man4 to hear suddenly
- 所闻 所聞 suǒ wén ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˊ so2 man4 heard
- 据闻 據聞 jù wén ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄣˊ geoi3 man4 it is said; it is alleged; it is reported
- 珍闻 珍聞 zhēn wén ㄓㄣ ㄨㄣˊ zan1 man4 oddity
- 琐闻 瑣聞 suǒ wén ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˊ so2 man4 news items
- 秘闻 秘聞 mì wén ㄇㄧˋ ㄨㄣˊ bei3 man4 matters (concerning a prominent family etc) intended to be kept private
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
如
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 不如 bù rú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
- 如一 rú yī ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ jyu4 jat1 consistent
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- 如下 rú xià ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jyu4 haa6 as follows
- 如今 rú jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 如同 rú tóng ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jyu4 tung4 like
- 如实 如實 rú shí ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊ jyu4 sat6 as things really are
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 如果 rú guǒ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jyu4 gwo2 if; in case; in the event that
- 如此 rú cǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyu4 ci2 like this; so; such
- 正如 zhèng rú ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ zing3 jyu4 just as
- 比如 bǐ rú ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ bei2 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 犹如 猶如 yóu rú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ jau4 jyu4 similar to; like
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 譬如 pì rú ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ pei3 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jyu4 gwo2 seoi3 if
- 比如说 比如說 bǐ rú shuō ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bei2 jyu4 seoi3 for example
Idioms with these characters
- 百般巴结 百般巴結 bǎi bān bā jié ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ baak3 bun1 baa1 git3 to flatter someone in a hundred different ways
- 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ baak3 bun1 diu1 naan4 (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
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- 百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˊ baak3 bou6 cyun1 joeng4 to shoot with great precision (idiom)
- 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
- 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 百废待举 百廢待舉 bǎi fèi dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 fai3 doi6 geoi2 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
- 百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ baak3 fai3 doi6 hing1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
- 博识洽闻 博識洽聞 bó shí qià wén ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊ bok3 sik1 hap6 man4 knowledgeable
- 博物洽闻 博物洽聞 bó wù qià wén ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊ bok3 mat6 hap6 man4 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
- 不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ bat1 man6 bat1 man6 not to hear, not to question (idiom)
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- 惨不忍闻 慘不忍聞 cǎn bù rěn wén ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄨㄣˊ caam2 bat1 jan2 man4 (idiom) dreadful to hear
- 充耳不闻 充耳不聞 chōng ěr bù wén ㄔㄨㄥ ㄦˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ cung1 ji5 bat1 man4 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
- 臭不可闻 臭不可聞 chòu bù kě wén ㄔㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄣˊ cau3 bat1 ho2 man4 (idiom) to stink to high heaven
- 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 world-famous (idiom)
- 旷古未闻 曠古未聞 kuàng gǔ wèi wén ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ kwong3 gu2 mei6 man4 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
- 默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ mak6 mak6 mou4 man4 (idiom) unknown; unrenowned
- 前所未闻 前所未聞 qián suǒ wèi wén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ cin4 so2 mei6 man4 (idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 爱财如命 愛財如命 ài cái rú mìng ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ oi3 coi4 jyu4 ming6 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
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- 暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˊ bou6 tiu3 jyu4 leoi4 (idiom) to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 不过如此 不過如此 bù guò rú cǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ bat1 gwo3 jyu4 ci2 (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 赤贫如洗 赤貧如洗 chì pín rú xǐ ㄔˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
Example sentences
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百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 。
A picture is worth a thousand words.
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