不及

bù jí

Definitions

1. to fall short of
2. not as good as
3. too late

Words Containing 不及

• 来不及 lái bu jí: there's not enough time (to do sth)
• 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí: no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
• 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài: impatient (idiom); in a hurry
• 不及格 bù jí gé: to fail
• 不及物动词 bù jí wù dòng cí: intransitive verb
• 力所不及 lì suǒ bù jí: beyond one's power (to do sth)
• 有过之而无不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí: not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)
• 猝不及防 cù bù jí fáng: to be caught off guard
• 等不及 děng bù jí: can't wait
• 言不及义 yán bù jí yì: to talk nonsense (idiom)
• 赶不及 gǎn bù jí: not enough time (to do sth)
• 过犹不及 guò yóu bù jí: too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)

Child Words of 不及

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 及 jí: and