Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/及-jí-and;-reach

及 jí and; reach in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 又 yòu. This character itself serves as a phonetic, e.g., in 级 (級) jí. Distinguish 及 from 级 (級) and simplified 极 jí.

Examples

• 及 jí and [CJ]
• 以及 yĭjí and [CJ]
• 来得及 (來得及) láidejí have enough time (to reach some place or do something); be able to make it on time [RC]
• 来不及 (來不及) láibují not have enough time; not be able to make it on time [RC]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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