及时 jíshí▶ oportuno

Stroke order

及时 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 及 — 3 strokes
• 时 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. timely; at the right time
2. promptly; without delay

Example sentences

• 你来得很及时。Nǐ lái de hěn jíshí.You came just in time.
• 有问题要及时解决。Yǒu wèntí yào jíshí jiějué.Problems should be solved in good time.

Related words

• 准时a tiempo
• 同时mientras tanto
• 平时usualmente
• 当时en ese momento
• 按时a tiempo
• 暂时temporal

及时 is pronounced jíshí and means “oportuno”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 及时 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.