不即不离
bù​jí​bù​lí

to keep at arm's length

  • created reference approved 不即不离/不即不離 → 若即若离/若即若離 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不即不离 / 不即不離 bù​jí​bù​lí

    若即若离 / 若即若離 ruò​jí​ruò​lí

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不即不离/不即不離 · bù​jí​bù​lí · to keep at arm's length — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不即不离 / 不即不離

    bù​jí​bù​lí

    to keep at arm's length

    to be neither too familiar nor too distant; to maintain a neutral or aloof relationship

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 即 (literal) → 即 · jí · to approach 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 离 (literal) → 离/離 · lí · to leave

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense