及 (kap6 | ji2) : reach; attain; as well as; timely

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及

kap6

ji2

[1] [v] reach; come up to; attain [2] and, as well as; with [3] just at the moment; timely; when [4] as long as; up to; until [5] [v] continue; proceed [6] [v] extend

Stroke count: 4

Level: 3

Radical: 又 (#29)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

及

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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普及 pou2 kap6 pu3 ji2 = to popularize, universal, available to all

涉及 sip3 gap6/kap6 she4 ji2 = involve; touch upon (a topic); reference

以及 ji5 kap6 yi3 ji2 = as well as

埃及 oi1/aai1 kap6 ai1 ji2 = Egypt

及早 kap6 zou2 ji2 zao3 = at the earliest; as soon as possible, ASAP

及時 kap6 si4 ji2 shi2 = on time; timely; promptly; without delay

及格 kap6 gaak3 ji2 ge2 = to pass a test

不及 bat1 kap6 bu4 ji2 = [1] not as good as, inferior to; [2] find it too late 國

及其 kap6 kei4 ji2 qi2 = [1] and; [2] as well as

提及 tai4 kap6 ti2 ji2 = mention; reference
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 55 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]

呢幾百文真係及時雨囉粵
This few hundred dollars is really great help at the right time.

間工廠畀火燒，旁邊嘅住宅都殃及池魚粵
The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.

佢梗係唔及得你叻啦！粵
He is definitely not as clever as you.

佢呢招真係令人猝不及防！
I was caught off-guard by this sudden move of his.

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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