1. 百闻不如一见 (bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn) – seeing is believing

Example Sentence:

听说那个地方很美，但是百闻不如一见，我还是想亲自去看看。

Tīng shuō nàge dìfāng hěn měi, dànshì bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn, wǒ háishì xiǎng qīnzì qù kànkàn.

I heard that place is beautiful, but seeing is believing, I still want to go and see it for myself.

Explanation:

This idiom means that hearing about something a hundred times is not as good as seeing it once. It emphasizes the importance of personal experience over hearsay.

• 百 (bǎi): A hundred, used to indicate a large number.
• 闻 (wén): To hear, to listen.
• 不 (bù): Not.
• 如 (rú): Like, as good as.
• 一 (yī): One.
• 见 (jiàn): To see.

2. 班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ) – to show off one’s slight skill before an expert

Example Sentence:

在大画家面前谈论画技，简直是班门弄斧。

Zài dà huàjiā miànqián tánlùn huàjì, jiǎnzhí shì bān mén nòng fǔ.

Discussing painting techniques in front of a great painter is simply showing off before an expert.

Explanation: