Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 及

and
to reach
up to
in time for

at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible

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

to mention
to raise (a subject)
to bring to sb's attention

to extend to

to make reference to; to mention

(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...

to bring disaster to

(literary) to be of benefit to

to mention
referring to

to bring disaster upon

to fall short of
not as good as
too late

timely; at the right time
promptly; without delay

by the time that

as well as
too
and

to pass an exam or a test
to meet a minimum standard

to involve
to affect

P.S.
postscript

(literary) when
by the time
Taiwan pr. (bìjí)

to take into consideration
to attend to

Egypt

(loanword) gill (unit)

to hope to reach; to strive for

to ask
to plead
to beg
to involve

to endanger
to jeopardize
a danger (to life, national security etc)

to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon

to pass an imperial examination

to extend (everywhere)

to spread; to extend

to spread to
to involve
to affect

transitive (grammar)

to anticipate
forecast
expectation
anticipation

to not have had time
to have not yet
not to touch upon

to talk about
to mention

to spread extensively
to generalize
widespread
popular
universal
ubiquitous
pervasive

to touch (physically, one's feelings etc)
to touch on (a topic)

timely rain
(fig.) timely assistance; timely help

to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it

passing line or score (in an examination)

not enough time (to do sth)
too late (to do sth)

not mentioned

there's not enough time (to do sth)
it's too late (to do sth)

chickpea

to fail
to flunk

there is still time (to do sth)
to be able to do sth in time
to be able to make it

can't wait

timeliness
promptness

lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)
fig. too late for regrets

(bird species of China) Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

shǐliàowèijí

not expected at the outset (idiom)
unforeseen
to be surprised by the turn of events

jífēng'érshì

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

Nigeria (Tw)

biānchángmòjí

lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
too far to be able to help

cuòshǒubùjí

no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

wúrénnéngjí

nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival

chùshǒukějí

within reach

impatient (idiom); in a hurry
itching to get on with it

Book of Exodus
Second Book of Moses

wàngchénmòjí

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
to be far inferior

to be caught off guard
without warning

to talk nonsense (idiom)
frivolous talk

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

see 愛屋及烏／爱屋及乌 (àiwūjíwū)

beyond one's power (to do sth)

impossibly stupid

shāngjíwúgū

to harm the innocent (idiom)

jíshíxínglè

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

guǎnkuīsuǒjí

in my humble opinion

popularization of science

guǎnjiànsuǒjí

in my humble opinion (idiom)

transitive verb

lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
Love me, love my dog.

yóubiǎojílǐ

to proceed from the outside to the inside
to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance

zhuīhuǐmòjí

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

unattainable
far-fetched
out of reach
exceedingly remote or distant

lìsuǒnéngjí

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
within one's powers

too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)

mùguāngsuǒjí

as far as the eye can see

Algiers, capital of Algeria

Aījígǔwùxué

埃及古物学

[埃及古物學]

Egyptology

阿尔及利亚

[阿爾及利亞]

Algeria

bùjíwùdòngcí

不及物动词

[不及物動詞]

intransitive verb

Aījígǔwùxuézhě

埃及古物学者

[埃及古物學者]

Egyptologist

kěwàng'érbùkějí

可望而不可及

[可望而不可及]

in sight but unattainable (idiom)
inaccessible

fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí

风马牛不相及

[風馬牛不相及]

to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)
irrelevant

Aěrjílìyàrén

阿尔及利亚人

[阿爾及利亞人]

Algerian

Qiānlǐdájí Tuōbāgē

千里达及托巴哥

[千里達及托巴哥]

Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)

Andìkǎjí Bābùdá

安地卡及巴布达

[安地卡及巴布達]

Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)

yǒuguòzhī'érwúbùjí

有过之而无不及

[有過之而無不及]

not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)
to surpass
to outdo
(derog.) to be even worse

shíwùjíyàopǐnguǎnlǐjú

食物及药品管理局

[食物及藥品管理局]

US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)

Shèngwénsēnjí Géruìnàdīng

圣文森及格瑞那丁

[聖文森及格瑞那丁]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)

chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú

城门失火，殃及池鱼

[城門失火，殃及池魚]

a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

dàng'ànzhuǎnsòngcúnqǔjíguǎnlǐ

档案转送存取及管理

[檔案轉送存取及管理]

File Transfer, Access and Management
FTAM

lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo

老吾老，以及人之老

[老吾老，以及人之老]

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu

幼吾幼，以及人之幼

[幼吾幼，以及人之幼]

to care for other's children as one's own

Diànjījí Diànzǐxué Gōngchéngshī Liánhéhuì

电机及电子学工程师联合会

[電機及電子學工程師聯合會]

IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

jīngjìshèhuìjíwénhuàquánlìguójìgōngyuē

经济社会及文化权利国际公约

[經濟社會及文化權利國際公約]

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo,yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu

老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼

[老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼]

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own