lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom); fig. to keep one's distance; (of a relationship) lukewarm; vague
trad. 若即若離
Also written 若即若離【ruò jí ruò lí】
Characters in this word
3若
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used in 般若[bo1 re3], used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- Pinyin
- rě
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 913 of 2500
即
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namely, that is, i.e., prompt, at once, at present, even if, prompted (by the occasion), to approach, to come into contact, to assume (office), to draw near
- Pinyin
- jí
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2687 of 2500
离
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mythical beast (archaic)
- Pinyin
- chī
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 948 of 2500