used to connect coordinate words, phrases, or clauses, often with the latter being less important

happening at the right time; catching a moment or opportunity just when it is needed; opportune

Used to link two nouns to mean "and its", "and their", "and his", or "and her"

to involve; to touch upon; to relate to; to concern

to spread or promote something to a wide audience; to make something universal or commonplace

To have insufficient time to do something or to be unable to catch up.

Egypt; a country located in northeast Africa and the Sinai Peninsula of Asia.

there is not enough time to do something or to manage a task

to have enough time to do something; can still make it or catch up to something

(idiom) unable to wait any longer; too impatient to wait; in a great hurry to do something without delay

to mention; to refer to; to bring up a subject

to touch physically; to come into contact with something; also used figuratively for touching one's feelings or soul

to pass a test or examination; to reach a required standard

to talk about; to refer to in conversation

to take into account; to give consideration to; to attend to

at the earliest possible time; promptly; before it is too late

to endanger; to jeopardize; to threaten or harm something like health, life, or interests

to spread to or reach; to involve or affect people or things nearby or in the future

Algeria; a country in North Africa

to extend or spread to all areas; to pervade every corner

(idiom) to be caught unawares or have no time to react when something happens unexpectedly

(idiom) as far as one's capabilities extend; to the best of one's ability

The proportion of a population or area that a product, service, or idea has reached; ownership rate; penetration rate

to involve others or cause them to be affected by one's own troubles; to drag in; to implicate

to pass the highest level of the civil service examinations in imperial China

the range, scope, or extent of people and things affected by something

To not have enough time to do something; to have not yet managed to do something in time.

until the time that; by the time that; often used with [[才|才|cai2]] to indicate that a change occurred only after a specific moment

to strive to reach a certain level; to hope to catch up or match

to involve others in a disaster; to spread misfortune to others

to be taken by surprise; to be caught without warning because something happens so suddenly

Literally meaning to see only the dust from the rider ahead and have no hope of catching up; used to describe being so far behind that one cannot compete or that it is too late to act

to surpass or outdo someone or something; often used in a negative sense to mean "to be even worse"

(of an event or outcome) not anticipated at the beginning; unforeseen

It is too late for regrets; to be beyond redemption or remedy so that repenting after the event is useless.

not expected at the outset; unforeseen; to be surprised by the turn of events

to be too late to do something; to be unable to make it in time

the quality of being timely or prompt

To be unable to keep up with or do something in time; same as [[来不及|來不及|lai2 bu5 ji2]].

rain that falls just when it is most needed

literally 'love the house and its crow'; an idiom meaning that when you love someone, you also care for the people and things connected to them

Algiers, the capital city of [[阿尔及利亚|阿爾及利亞|a1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4]]

to be completely irrelevant to one another; used to describe two things that have absolutely nothing to do with each other

meaning literally that a sudden clap of thunder occurs before one has time to cover one's ears; describes an action or event that happens so quickly that there is no time to prepare for it

can make it in time; there is still enough time to do something

to regret too late; it is useless to repent after the event

to enjoy the present while you can; to live for the moment without worrying about the future

literally meaning "even a long whip cannot reach the horse's belly"; used as an idiom to describe a situation where one's power, influence, or authority is too far away to have an effect or provide help

to proceed from the outside to the inside, meaning to look past superficial appearances to understand the true nature or essence of something