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赶不及

gǎn bù jí

3-character word Traditional 趕不及

What 赶不及 means

1. not enough time (to do sth)
2. too late (to do sth)

The characters in 赶不及

• 赶gǎnto overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 及jíand; to reach; up to

Example sentences

• 你最好乘出租车去，不然可能会赶不及。
  Nǐ zuì hǎo chéng chūzūchē qù, bù rán kěnéng huì gǎnbùjí.
  You ought to go by taxi, or you might not get there in time.
• “喂，宿舍什么时候锁门？”“九点。”“糟了，我们不跑回去的话就赶不及了！”
  “ wèi, sùshè shénme shíhou suǒmén?”“ jiǔ diǎn.”“ zāole, wǒmen bù pǎo huíqu dehuà jiù gǎnbùjí le!”
  "Hey, when do the dorms lock up?" "9 o'clock" "Whoops, if we don't run we won't make it!"
• 「喂，宿舍甚么时候锁门？」「九点。」「糟了，我们不跑回去的话就赶不及了！」
  "Hey, when do the dorms lock up?" "9 o'clock." "Whoops, if we don't run we won't make it!"