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不及 (bù jí): Less than (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bù
不
not; no
及 • jí • and; as well as • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
jí
及
and; as well as
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不及.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
及
及时
jí shí
in time
来不及
lái bu jí
there's not enough time (to do something)
来得及
lái de jí
there's still time
以及
yǐ jí
as well as; along with; and
及格
jí gé
pass (a test, examination etc)
及早
jí zǎo
at an early date; as soon as possible; before it is too late
普及
pǔ jí
popularise; disseminate; universal
涉及
shè jí
involve; relate to; refer to
4.
How to Use 不及 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
远
yuǎn
远
bù
不
jí
及
neutral
far from reaching
Verb + Complement
with
后悔
hòu
后
huǐ
悔
bù
不
jí
及
Idiom
cuò
措
shǒu
手
bù
不
jí
及
neutral
be caught off guard
5.
Example Sentences with 不及
wǒ
我
de
的
chéng
成
jì
绩
bù
不
jí
及
tā
neutral
too late for regrets
wàng
望
chén
尘
bù
不
jí
及
formal
fall far behind
他
。
My grades are not as good as his.
lùn
论
jí
及
duì
对
xì
细
jié
节
de
的
kǎo
考
jiū
究
，
xiàn
现
dài
代
gōng
工
yì
艺
wǎng
往
wǎng
往
bù
不
jí
及
chuán
传
tǒng
统
shǒu
手
gōng
工
yì
艺
。
When it comes to attention to detail, modern craftsmanship is often inferior to traditional handicrafts.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
，
xū
虚
nǐ
拟
shè
社
jiāo
交
dài
带
lái
来
de
的
kuài
快
lè
乐
yuǎn
远
bù
不
jí
及
miàn
面
duì
对
miàn
面
jiāo
交
liú
流
ma
吗
？
Don't you think the happiness brought by virtual socializing is far less than that of face-to-face communication?
zhè
这
cì
次
cù
促
xiāo
销
huó
活
dòng
动
de
的
fǎn
反
xiǎng
响
píng
平
píng
平
，
xiào
效
guǒ
果
wán
完
quán
全
bù
不
jí
及
wǒ
我
men
们
zhī
之
qián
前
de
的
shì
市
chǎng
场
yù
预
cè
测
。
The response to this promotional event was mediocre, and its effectiveness fell completely short of our previous market forecast.
suī
虽
rán
然
tā
他
hěn
很
nǔ
努
lì
力
，
dàn
但
gōng
工
zuò
作
xiào
效
lǜ
率
réng
仍
bù
不
jí
及
yù
预
qī
期
。
Although he works hard, his efficiency still falls short of expectations.
