若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

即
jí
  1. 1 namely
  2. 2 that is
  3. 3 i.e.
  4. 4 prompt
  5. 5 at once
  6. 6 at present
  7. 7 even if
  8. 8 prompted (by the occasion)
  9. 9 to approach
  10. 10 to come into contact
  11. 11 to assume (office)
  12. 12 to draw near
即使
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
即将
jí jiāng
  1. 1 on the eve of
  2. 2 to be about to
  3. 3 to be on the verge of
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
若
ruò
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 as
  4. 4 if
倘若
tǎng ruò
  1. 1 provided that
  2. 2 supposing that
  3. 3 if
即便
jí biàn
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 right away
  4. 4 immediately
即刻
jí kè
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 instant
  3. 3 instantly
即日
jí rì
  1. 1 this or that very day
  2. 2 in the next few days
即时
jí shí
  1. 1 immediate
若干
ruò gān
  1. 1 a certain number or amount
  2. 2 how many?
  3. 3 how much?
随即
suí jí
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 presently
  3. 3 following which
一触即溃
yī chù jí kuì
  1. 1 to collapse on the first encounter
  2. 2 to give way at once
一触即发
yī chù jí fā
  1. 1 could happen at any moment
  2. 2 on the verge
不即不离
bù jí bù lí
  1. 1 to be neither too familiar nor too distant
  2. 2 to keep sb at arm's length
假若
jiǎ ruò
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 supposing
  3. 3 in case
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
即令
jí lìng
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
即位
jí wèi
  1. 1 to succeed to the throne
  2. 2 accession
即可
jí kě
  1. 1 equivalent to 就可以
  2. 2 can then (do sth)
  3. 3 can immediately (do sth)
  4. 4 (do sth) and that will suffice

Idioms (20)

一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
  1. 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit it off
  3. 3 to click together
  4. 4 to chime in easily
一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
  3. 3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之即来，挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
  1. 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. 2 close in spirit although far away
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
  1. 1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
  2. 2 few and far between
  3. 3 sparse
惆怅若失
chóu chàng ruò shī
  1. 1 to feel despondent (idiom)
惘然若失
wǎng rán ruò shī
  1. 1 lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at a loss
  3. 3 perplexed
  4. 4 frustrated

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