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不及 meaning in English

bùjí

to fall short of; not as good as

7 strokes

Meaning of 不及

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

不及 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bù想xiǎng不bù及jí格gé。
I don't want to fail my exams.
他tā因yīn为wèi准zhǔn备bèi太tài少shǎo考kǎo试shì不bù及jí格gé了le。
He failed in the examination for lack of preparation.
因yīn为wèi害hài怕pà不bù及jí格gé，他tā努nǔ力lì学xué习xí。
He studied hard for fear he should fail.
时shí间jiān快kuài来lái不bù及jí了le。
We're running out of time.
他tā们men考kǎo试shì不bù及jí格gé。
They flunked their exams.

Stroke order for each character

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

及 jí · and · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 不及.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
不过bùguòonly; merely
不错bùcuòcorrect; right
不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing

Questions about 不及

What does 不及 mean?

不及 (bùjí) means "to fall short of; not as good as".

How do you write 不及?

不及 is made of 2 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 及 (3 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.