What does 来不及 mean in Chinese?
来不及 (láibují) means there's not enough time (to do sth).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
来不及
there's not enough time (to do sth)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
there's not enough time (to do sth)
02
it's too late (to do sth)
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 来不及
How do you pronounce 来不及?
来不及 is pronounced láibují.
Is 来不及 an HSK word?
来不及 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 来不及?
来不及 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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