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来得及

lái de jí

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 3-character word Traditional 來得及

来得及 (lái de jí) means "to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 来得及 means

1. to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it

The characters in 来得及

• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 及jíand; to reach; up to

Example sentences

• 我们来得及。
  Wǒmen láidejí.
  We have enough time.
• 我还来得及吗？
  Can I still make it?
• 我时间还来得及。
  Wǒ shíjiān hái láidejí.
  I can still make it.
• 很不幸，我没来得及听他的演讲。
  Hěn bù xìng, wǒ méi láidejí tīng tā de yǎnjiǎng.
  Unfortunately I was not in time for his speech.
• 五点钟，你的信赶快投进去还来得及。
  It's five o' clock. If you quickly post your letter, it still might make it in time.

Where 来得及 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Common expressions & phrases (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lái de jí correctly.
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