礼轻情意重

Lǐ qīng qíngyì zhòng

— The gift is light, the affection heavy —

HSK 3 · Lesson 13

The gift is light, the affection heavy

The Chinese saying "礼轻情意重": what counts is not the size of the gift but the sincerity it carries.

“礼轻情意重”，这句话的意思是虽然礼物很轻，但是表达的情意非常深厚。

现在常用来比喻送礼时礼物大小没关系，表达最真挚的情意才是最重要的。