来得及 (來得及)
lái de jí
Pinyin
Definition
来得及 (來得及)
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- there's still time
- able to do sth in time
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一举两得
- 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
- 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
- 2 success at a stroke
- 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
- 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
- 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
- 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Sample Sentences
哦,上海女孩?是假的?那是什么新闻?我还没有来得及看呢。
Oh, Shanghai girl? Fake? What's it about? I didn't get time to read it.
哈哈,现在也还来得及啊,欸,问你啊,在徒步方阵里面除了中国军人以外,你还发现什么?
Ha ha, there's still time. Agh! Let me ask you, in the infantry formation, as well as Chinese soldiers, did you notice anything else?
没事,还来得及。我看看时刻表上有没有写地点,对!就是这儿,进去吧。
It's OK, there's still time. See if the schedule mentions the place, oh yes! It's here, let's go in.
别急,我们来得及乘那辆公交车。
Don't rush, we'll be able to make the bus on time.
来得及
to be able to do something on time.
时间来得及,我先睡一会。
There is plenty of time, I'm going to sleep for a while.
这一切发生太快,我没来得及告诉你。
This is all happening too quickly. I didn't have enough time to tell you.
没来得及来不及
I didn't have enough time (to do something)
火车还没开,你现在去还来得及(开幕了)。
The train hasn't left. You'll still make it if you leave now.
她还没上飞机,你马上出发的话能赶得上(来得及)。
She hasn't boarded the plane yet. If you leave right now you'll be able to catch her.