及 kap⁶ {jí}

(verb) 2. Match up; 2. Catch up (with time or someone)

及 kap⁶ {jí}

1. and
2. to reach
3. up to
4. in time for

及第 kap⁶ dai⁶ {jí dì}

to pass an imperial examination

及格 kap⁶ gaak³ {jí gé}

to pass a test

及笄 kap⁶ gai¹ {jí jī}

to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)

及其 kap⁶ kei⁴ {jí qí}

1. and
2. as well as

及物 kap⁶ mat⁶ {jí wù}

transitive (grammar)

及時〔-时〕 kap⁶ si⁴ {jí shí}

1. in time
2. promptly
3. without delay
4. timely

及至 kap⁶ zi³ {jí zhì}

by the time that

及早 kap⁶ zou² {jí zǎo}

1. at the earliest possible time
2. as soon as possible

及第粥 kap⁶ dai⁶ zuk¹ {jí dì zhōu}

congee with lean pork, liver and kidney

及得上 kap⁶ dak¹ soeng⁵ {jí dé shàng}

It can be regarded as…; as good/ competent as

及格線〔--线〕 kap⁶ gaak³ sin³ {jí gé xiàn}

passing line or score (in an examination)

及時雨〔-时-〕 kap⁶ si⁴ jyu⁵ {jí shí yǔ}

1. timely rain
2. (fig.) timely assistance

及時性〔-时-〕 kap⁶ si⁴ sing³ {jí shí xìng}

1. timeliness
2. promptness

及鋒而試〔-锋-试〕 kap⁶ fung¹ ji⁴ si³ {jí fēng ér shì}

lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak

及物動詞〔--动词〕 kap⁶ mat⁶ dung⁶ ci⁴ {jí wù dòng cí}

transitive verb

及時處理〔-时处-〕 kap⁶ si⁴ cyu² lei⁵ {jí shí chǔ lǐ}

1. timely handling
2. a stitch in time

及時行樂〔-时-乐〕 kap⁶ si⁴ hang⁴ lok⁶ {jí shí xíng lè}

1. to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
2. make merry while you can
3. carpe diem

及時處理，事半功倍〔-时处------〕 kap⁶ si⁴ cyu² lei⁵ ，si⁶ bun³ gung¹ pui⁵ {jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi}

1. timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
2. the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
3. a stitch in time saves nine