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不及

bùjí

to fall short of; to be too late to

A tall red stack beside a shorter sand-colored stack
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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这套设备的精度不及进口型号,但维护成本低得多。 Zhè tào shèbèi de jīngdù bùjí jìnkǒu xínghào, dàn wéihù chéngběn dī de duō. This equipment is less precise than the imported model, but its maintenance cost is much lower.
  • 说到画画,我远不及姐姐。 Shuō dào huàhuà, wǒ yuǎn bùjí jiějie. When it comes to drawing, I am far behind my older sister.
  • 今天的天气不及昨天好,风很大。 Jīntiān de tiānqì bùjí zuótiān hǎo, fēng hěn dà. Today's weather is not as good as yesterday's, and it is very windy.

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