Chinese phrase
俗话说，百闻不如一见 sú huà shuō bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn
Meaning
As the saying goes: seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times
When to use it
It means that seeing is better than hearing about something. It introduces advice to check facts or experience something directly rather than rely only on reports.
Example dialogue
网上都说那条步道的风景很美。 wǎng shàng dōu shuō nà tiáo bù dào de fēng jǐng hěn měi
People online all say that the scenery on that trail is beautiful.
俗话说，百闻不如一见，我们周末一起走一趟吧。 sú huà shuō bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn wǒ men zhōu mò yì qǐ zǒu yí tàng ba
As the saying goes, seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times, so let's go there together this weekend.