来不及 láibují▶ ไม่มีเวลาพอ

Stroke order

来不及 is written in 14 strokes across 3 characters.

• 来 — 7 strokes
• 不 — 4 strokes
• 及 — 3 strokes

Example sentences

• 现在去车站已经来不及了。Xiànzài qù chēzhàn yǐjīng láibují le.There is not enough time to get to the station now.
• 时间太紧，我来不及准备晚饭。Shíjiān tài jǐn, wǒ láibují zhǔnbèi wǎnfàn.Time was too tight; I did not have time to make dinner.

Related words

• 不仅ไม่เพียงแต่
• 不管ไม่ว่า
• 不过อย่างไรก็ตาม
• 从来เสมอ
• 原来ต้นฉบับ
• 及时ทันเวลา

来不及 is pronounced láibují and means “ไม่มีเวลาพอ”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 来不及 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.