wèi jí
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  • 1

    v.have no time (to do something); be too late; there's not enough time (to do something)

    • wèi jí gǎn shàng gōng jiāo chē

      未及赶上公交车

      be too late to catch the bus

    • wèi jí tā bǎ huà shuō wán tā jiù dǎ duàn le

      未及打断

      She cut in before he finished what he was saying.

    • tā cōng cōng qǐ chéng wèi jí xiàng péng you gào bié

      匆匆起程未及朋友告别

      He set out in such a haste that he didn't have time to say good-bye to his friends.

  • 2

    v.not touch upon; leave unmentioned/untouched

    • tā zhǐ tán le zòu míng qǔ de jié gòu dàn wèi jí yú tā de qǐ yuán

      奏鸣曲结构未及起源

      He only talked about the structure of the sonata without mentioning its origin.

    • zhè cì tán huà wèi jí zhèng zhì wèn tí

      谈话未及政治问题

      The discussion didn't venture into politics.

    • tā dōu jiǎng le bàn gè xiǎo shí hái wèi jí zhǔ tí

      小时未及主题

      She talked for half an hour but left the subject untouched/without coming to the point.