千里寄鹅毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo

small gift that shows deep feeling

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2. also written 千里送鵝毛qiān lǐ sòng é máo

Characters

Character Meaning
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
寄 jì HSK 4
to send; to mail; to entrust
鹅 é
goose; variant of 鵝é
毛 máo HSK 4
hair; wool; feather