若即若離 ruò jí ruò lí

lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
若 ruò HSK 6
if; as; like
即 jí HSK 4
that is; namely; i.e.
若 ruò HSK 6
if; as; like
離 lí
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from