| 不即不离 |
bù jí bù lí |
to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 即 |
jí |
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 离 |
chī |
mythical beast (archaic) |
| 离 |
Lí |
surname Li |
| 离 |
lí |
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲ |