"keep your distance" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 保持距離

Definition

為了安全、尊重或個人舒適，保持與某人或某事的物理距離。也可指避免過度情感或社交上的接近。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於強調個人空間或安全（例如疾病期間），也可指心理上的界線。既可字面亦可比喻，語氣中性或略為正式。

Examples

Please keep your distance from the animals at the zoo.

請**保持距離**，不要靠近動物。

During the pandemic, everyone was asked to keep your distance.

疫情期間，大家都被要求**保持距離**。

It's important to keep your distance from strangers at night.

晚上與陌生人**保持距離**很重要。

If things get heated, just keep your distance and let them cool off.

如果情況變得緊張，就**保持距離**，讓他們冷靜下來。

Sometimes it's healthier to keep your distance from certain people.

有時候，與某些人**保持距離**更健康。

He was acting strange, so I decided to keep my distance just in case.

他舉止怪異，所以我決定**保持距離**，以防萬一。