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title: "Buji Meaning: 不及 (not as good as) or 补给 (supplies)?"
description: "不及 (bùjí) means “not as good as; inferior to”. Not the buji you heard? See 补给. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 及 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不及 mean?

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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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/great-sage-equal-to-heaven-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-6#library-word-780-782)

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## Other words said buji

- [补给bǔjǐsupplies](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%A5%E7%BB%99)

## More words with 不 or 及

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [不得 bùdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bude)

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