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MEANING/意义

耳闻

EXAMPLES/列句

耳闻为虚，眼见为实。

ěr wén wéi xū ，yǎn jiàn wéi shí

What you hear about may be false， (but) what you see is true.

SL	Character		PinYin		Translation
1.	眼见为实		yǎn jiàn wéi shí		seeing is believing

这事曾经耳闻，详细情况不很清楚。

zhè shì céng jīng ěr wén ，xiáng xì qíng kuàng bù hěn qīng chu

I've heard about it，but I don't know the details.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	这	zhè	(used before a noun; used alone as a subject or object of a sentence) this; now，this moment
2.	事	shì	matter，affair，thing; job，work; accident，trouble; responsibility，involvement
3.	曾经	céng jīng	once，formerly，previously
4.	耳闻	ěr wén	hear of，hear about
5.	详细	xiáng xì	particular，in detail，clear
6.	情况	qíng kuàng	situation，condition，state of affairs，circumstances
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COMBINATIONS/组合

耳闻目睹

ěr wén mù dǔ

hear with one's own ears and see with one's own eyes; what one sees and hears