若即若离 ruò jí ruò lí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
  2. fig. to keep one's distance
  3. (of a relationship) lukewarm
  4. vague

CHARACTERS

若 ruò
HSK 6
if, supposing, assuming; similar
即 jí
HSK 4
promptly, quickly, immediately
若 ruò
HSK 6
if, supposing, assuming; similar
离 lí
HSK 2
rare beast; strange; elegant