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| Pronunciation |
: |
jí |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- reach. (v)
- be in time for. (v)
- be as good as. (v)
- and; as well as. (conjunction)
|
| Radical |
: |
丿 |
| Strokes |
: |
3 |
| Traditional |
: |
及 |
| Usage |
: |
44.4% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 5. |
|
|
: |
spread, popularize; popularity |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
there’s not enough time (to do something) |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
there’s still time; be able to do something in time |
Sentences:
| 1. When he crossed the river, the water reached his waist. |
| tā |
guò |
hé |
shí |
， |
shuǐ |
shēn |
jí |
yāo |
。 |
| 他 |
过 |
河 |
时 |
， |
水 |
深 |
及 |
腰 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 过 |
: |
cross |
| 河 |
: |
river |
| 时 |
: |
when |
| 水 |
: |
water |
| 深 |
: |
deep |
| 及 |
: |
reach |
| 腰 |
: |
waist |
|
| 2. There is still time to get to the film. |
| xiàn |
zài |
qù |
kàn |
diàn |
yǐng |
hái |
lái |
de |
jí |
。 |
| 现 |
在 |
去 |
看 |
电 |
影 |
还 |
来 |
得 |
及 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 现在 |
: |
now |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 看 |
: |
watch, see |
| 电影 |
: |
movie |
| 还 |
: |
still |
| 来得及 |
: |
there’s still time |
|
| 3. My French isn’t as good as hers. |
| wǒ |
de |
fǎ |
yǔ |
shuǐ |
píng |
bù |
jí |
tā |
。 |
| 我 |
的 |
法 |
语 |
水 |
平 |
不 |
及 |
她 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 法语 |
: |
french |
| 水平 |
: |
standard |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 及 |
: |
be as good as |
| 她 |
: |
her |
|
| 4. I already gave him the books and toys. |
| wǒ |
yǐ |
jīng |
bǎ |
shū |
jí |
wán |
jù |
gěi |
tā |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
已 |
经 |
把 |
书 |
及 |
玩 |
具 |
给 |
他 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 已经 |
: |
already |
| 把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word |
| 书 |
: |
book |
| 及 |
: |
and |
| 玩具 |
: |
toy |
| 给 |
: |
give |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 5. He failed his maths examination. |
| tā |
shù |
xué |
bù |
jí |
gé |
。 |
| 他 |
数 |
学 |
不 |
及 |
格 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he, his |
| 数学 |
: |
maths |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 及格 |
: |
pass |
|
| 6. There’s no time for us to go and see him today. |
| jīn |
tiān |
wǒ |
men |
lái |
bu |
jí |
qù |
kàn |
tā |
le |
。 |
| 今 |
天 |
我 |
们 |
来 |
不 |
及 |
去 |
看 |
他 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 今天 |
: |
today |
| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 来不及 |
: |
there’s not enough time (to do something) |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 看 |
: |
see |
| 他 |
: |
he, him |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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