不及 (bat1 kap6 | bu4 ji2) : [1] not as good as, inferior to; [2] find it too late

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不及

bat1 kap6

bu4 ji2

[1] not as good as, inferior to; [2] find it too late | [粵]: 唔切

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This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不及

This word has been viewed 1989 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 29th Aug 2005 01:14 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

不 bat1 - not; no; un-
及 kap6 gap6 - and; with; reach; catch up with

12 compounds containing this word:

等不及 - cannot wait
急不及待 - cannot wait
不及格 - fail
不及物的 - neuter
來不及 - there's not enough time (to do sth.); it's too late (to do sth.)
猝不及防 - too sudden and caught off-guard
過猶不及 - to go too far is as bad as not going far enough;
迫不及待 - too impatient to wait; unable to hold oneself back
措手不及 - unprepared; caught by suprise; caught off guard; ill-prepared; unable to cope with due to suddeness
迅雷不及掩耳 - as sudden as lightning
不及物動詞 - (lang.) intransitive verb
駟不及舌 - words that have been said can't be revoked

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

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