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来得及

lái de jí
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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来不及
lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do sth)

unable to make it in time

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with time expressions before the action, e.g. 还来得及 (still have time) or 来得及+verb (来得及吃饭).

Common mistakes

It must be negated with 不, not 没, because it's a complement of potentiality (不来得及 is wrong; use 来不及).

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 7 min
来得及 and 来不及

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Example Sentences

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还有十分钟，我们 来得及 吃饭。
There are still ten minutes, we have time to eat.

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Child Words of 来得及

来
lái

to come

及
jí

and

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

来得
lái de

to emerge (from a comparison)