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耳闻目睹 — “To witness personally”

耳闻目睹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to witness personally”. To hear and see with one's own eyes and ears; to experience firsthand. Literally, “Heard with ears, seen with eyes”.

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耳闻目睹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 耳ěr
  • 闻wén
  • 目mù
  • 睹dǔ

耳闻目睹 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
耳
ěr6ear, hearing, handle, only
闻
wén9hear, smell, news, fame
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
睹
dǔ13see or witness

Example Sentence with 耳闻目睹

通过这次社区环保活动,孩子们耳闻目睹了垃圾分类的重要性。
Through this community environmental protection activity, the children personally witnessed the importance of waste sorting.

Idioms Related to 耳闻目睹

Synonyms of 耳闻目睹

  • ěr耳rú濡mù目rǎn染subtly influenced by what one hears and sees

Antonyms of 耳闻目睹

  • bì闭mù目sè塞tīng听willfully ignorant of external matters

More idioms starting with 耳

  • ěr耳bù不rěn忍wén闻too dreadful to hear
  • ěr耳bù不páng旁tīng听listen with undivided attention
  • ěr耳bù不lí离sāi腮extremely close and intimate
  • ěr耳xí习mù目rǎn染imperceptibly influenced by surroundings
  • ěr耳hòu后shēng生fēng风move with great speed
  • ěr耳hòu后fēng风shēng生move with great speed
  • ěr耳tīng听bā八fāng方listen in all directions
  • ěr耳tīng听xīn心shòu受listen attentively and take to heart
  • ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚,,yǎn眼jiàn见wéi为shí实Seeing is believing
  • ěr耳tīng听shì是xū虚,,yǎn眼jiàn见shì是shí实Seeing is believing
  • ěr耳bào报shén神an informer or a snitch
  • ěr耳tí提miàn面mìng命give earnest, thorough instruction

Questions about 耳闻目睹

What does 耳闻目睹 mean?
耳闻目睹 (ěr wén mù dǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to witness personally”.
How do you pronounce 耳闻目睹?
耳闻目睹 is pronounced ěr wén mù dǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 耳闻目睹 literally mean?
Literally, 耳闻目睹 means “Heard with ears, seen with eyes”. It is used to mean “to witness personally”.
What is the Chinese definition of 耳闻目睹?
闻:听见;睹:看见。亲耳听到,亲眼看见。
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