若即若离 ruòjíruòlí keeping one's distance Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 若 ruò adjectiveadverb to seem to seem; to appear to; to be like; to look as if即 jí to approach (bound form) to reach; to come into contact with; to draw near若 ruò adjectiveadverb to seem to seem; to appear to; to be like; to look as if离 離 lí verb to leave to leave; to depart; to part from one another