来不及
lái bu jíㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄐㄧˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: LAI BẤT CẬP
Traditional: 來不及
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb)
there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)
Examples
快点儿，要来不及了！
kuài diǎn ér, yào lái bù jí le!
Hurry up, we're going to be late!
我来不及吃早饭就出门了。
wǒ lái bù jí chī zǎo fàn jiù chū mén le.
I left without having time for breakfast.
现在去机场已经来不及了。
xiàn zài qù jī chǎng yǐ jīng lái bù jí le.
It's too late to go to the airport now.
Easily confused
- 来得及 — 来得及 = still in time; 来不及 = too late. Both can precede a verb.
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Stroke order
LAI · 7 strokes
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre
BẤT · 4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
CẬP · 3 strokes
and; to reach; up to; in time for
Related words
- 来 lái — to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approxi
- 起来 qǐ lai — to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]
- 起来 qi lai — (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qǐ lai]
- 原来 yuán lái — original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
- 后来 hòu lái — afterwards; later; newly arrived
- 本来 běn lái — original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- 从来 cóng lái — always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 将来 jiāng lái — in the future; future; the future