lái de jí
there's still time
我得快点，不然来不及了。
wǒ dé kuài diǎn, búrán lái bú jí le.
I have to hurry, or I won't make it.
你来得及赶上火车吗？
nǐ lái dé jí gǎn shang huǒ chē ma?
Will you make it to the train?
我们来得及在演出开始前找到座位吗？
wǒ men lái dé jí zài yǎn chū kāi shǐ qián zhǎo dào zuò wèi ma?
Will we make it to our seats before the show starts?
来得及 (lái dé jí)
have time to do something
赶得上 (gǎn dé shang)
catch up with something
来不及 (lái bù jí)
too late
赶不上 (gǎn bù shàng)
can't catch up
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The Chinese word 来得及 (lái dé jí) is a compound verb phrase that means "to have enough time to do something" or "to make it in time". It is composed of three characters: 来 (lái), 得 (dé), and 及 (jí).The character 来 (lái) means "to come" or "to arrive". In this context, it refers to the arrival of the speaker or the subject of the sentence at a certain place or time.The character 得 (dé) is a versatile character that can have several meanings, including "to get", "to obtain", or "to be able to". In this context, it means "to be able to" or "to have the opportunity to".The character 及 (jí) means "to reach" or "to arrive at". In this context, it refers to the speaker or the subject of the sentence reaching a certain place or time in time.When these three characters are combined, they form the compound verb phrase 来得及 (lái dé jí), which means "to have enough time to do something" or "to make it in time". For example, the sentence 他来得及赶上火车 (tā lái dé jí gǎn shàng huǒchē) means "He made it in time to catch the train".
