不及
verb C1- to fall short of
- not as good as
- too late
Its characters
Words with it
- 来不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time
- 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it
- 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait
- 不及格 bù jí gé to fail
- 猝不及防 cù bù jí fáng to be caught off guard
- 有过之而无不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects
- 始料不及 shǐ liào bù jí not anticipated at the outset
- 赶不及 gǎn bù jí not enough time
- 过犹不及 guò yóu bù jí too far is as bad as not enough
From the library
王冕道：「天可怜见，降下这一伙星君去维持文运，我们是不及见了！
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