礼轻人意重 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

CHARACTERS

礼 lǐ
HSK 3
social custom; manners; courtesy
轻 qīng
HSK 3
light; easy, simple; gentle
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
意 yì
HSK 2
thought, idea, opinion; think
重 zhòng
HSK 3
heavy, weighty; double