若即若离

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)

   • tāmenzhījiāndeguānxìzǒngshìruòjíruòlí.

     他们之间的关系总是若即若离。🔊

     Their relationship was always on and off, neither fully close nor fully distant.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. to keep one's distance

   • tāmenzhījiāndeguānxìzǒngshìruòjíruòlí.

     他们之间的关系总是若即若离。🔊

     Their relationship is always ambiguous and distant.

3. 參形adjective

   (of a relationship) lukewarm

   • tāmenzhījiāndeguānxìruòjíruòlí.

     他们之间的关系若即若离。🔊

     Their relationship was ambiguous and vacillating, neither fully committed nor completely distant.

4. 肆形adjective

   vague

   • tāmenzhījiāndeguānxìruòjíruòlí.

     他们之间的关系若即若离。🔊

     Their relationship is ambiguous and uncertain, seeming both close and distant.