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不及
bùjí
1. to fall short of
2. not as good as
3. too late
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
及
jí
to extend; to reach; and; in time
HSK 4 3 丶

Compound Words (11)

来不及
láibují
there's not enough time (to do sth)
HSK 4
赶不及
gǎnbùjí
not enough time (to do sth)
等不及
děngbùjí
can't wait
不及格
bùjígé
to fail
过犹不及
guòyóubùjí
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
力所不及
lìsuǒbùjí
beyond one's power (to do sth)
措手不及
cuòshǒubùjí
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
言不及义
yánbùjíyì
to talk nonsense (idiom)
迫不及待
pòbùjídài
impatient (idiom); in a hurry
HSK 6
不及物动词
bùjíwùdòngcí
intransitive verb
有过之而无不及
yǒuguòzhīérwúbùjí
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,245 of 84,292