不及

不及

to fall short of

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to fall short of

    没有达到;赶不上méiyǒu dádào;gǎnbushàng

    • He failed the exam.

  2. verb

    not as good as

    不如;比不上búrú;bǐ búshàng

    • He is not as tall as I am.

  3. adverb

    too late

    没有时间做某事;来不及méiyǒu shíjiān zuò mǒushì;láibulái jí

    • By the time we arrived, it was already too late.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

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