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What does 不及 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不及 bùjí

not as good as; inferior to

It can also mean

  • too late; not in time

Its characters

  1. 不 bù not
  2. 及 jí in time for (as in 来得及)

In a sentence

我做饭的水平远不及妈妈。 My cooking is far from as good as my mom's.

哪吒躲闪不及,疼痛难忍,只得败走。

From 齐天大圣 · Great Sage Equal to Heaven

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