不溫不火

不温不火
bùwēnbùhuǒ
  1. (of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm
  2. moderate
  3. so-so
  4. (of a person) calm
  5. unruffled

CEDICT

to be in a happy medium state; neither hot nor cold

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 溫 wēn
  1. warm; lukewarm
  2. to warm up
  3. (bound form) temperature
  4. (bound form) mild; soft; tender
  5. to review (a lesson etc)
  6. (TCM) fever
  7. epidemic; pestilence (old variant of 瘟 wēn)
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
4 火 huǒ
  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86

Related entries

溫和 wēnhuo lukewarm
就现在这个节气来说天气是相当温和了。

It's fairly mild for this time of year.

Source: Tatoeba

烏塗 wūtu
  1. unclear
  2. not straightforward
  3. (of drinking water) lukewarm
  4. tepid
若即若離 ruòjíruòlí
  1. lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
  2. fig. to keep one's distance
  3. (of a relationship) lukewarm
  4. vague
適中 shìzhōng
  1. moderate
  2. reasonable
  3. conveniently situated
有節制 yǒujiézhì
  1. temperate
  2. moderate
  3. restrained
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