耳闻 (ěr wén) — to hear about, to learn of through hearsay (formal/literary)

Definição

Exemplos

• 我耳闻过这件事，但不太清楚细节。
  Wǒ ěr wén guò zhè jiàn shì, dàn bú tài qīng chǔ xì jié.
  I've heard about this matter, but I'm not too clear on the details.
• 他耳闻了许多关于那个地方的传说。
  Tā ěr wén le xǔ duō guān yú nà ge dì fāng de chuán shuō.
  He heard many legends about that place.
• 耳闻不如一见，你还是自己去看看吧。
  ěr wén Bù rú yí jiàn, nǐ hái shì zì jǐ qù kàn kàn ba.
  Hearing about it is not as good as seeing it in person — you should go see for yourself.