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来不及
lái​bu​jí HSK4

to not have enough time

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 来 來 lái verb
    to come
    To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen
  2. 不 bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction
  3. 及 jí verb
    in time for
    To be on time for an event or to do something while the opportunity exists.