不即不离

Traditional: 不即不離

bù jí bù lí

Dictionary entry

to be neither too familiar nor too distant

What does 不即不离 mean?

不即不离 (bù jí bù lí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be neither too familiar nor too distant

2to keep sb at arm's length

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-即jínamely · that is 离chīmythical beast (archaic)

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How to pronounce 不即不离

不即不离

bù jí bù lí

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