# 来不及 (láibují)

In Mandarin Chinese, 来不及 (láibují) means “not enough time; too late”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: not enough time; too late
- Pinyin: láibují (lai2 bu5 ji2)
- Traditional: 來不及
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 快点儿吧，不然来不及赶火车了。
  Kuài diǎnr ba, bùrán láibují gǎn huǒchē le.
  Hurry up, or there won't be enough time to catch the train.

## Characters

- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [及](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-and/) (jí): (conjunction) and; to reach

https://hanziro.com/word/lai-bu-ji-not-enough-time/

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