及时
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
及时 (jíshí) · in time
及时 (jíshí) means “in time; timely; promptly”. It is written with 2 characters: 及 (to extend) + 时 (time). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 及时 is built
The characters
及 jí · to extend
What 及 is made of
- 又yòu — and
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
谢谢你及时帮助我。Xièxie nǐ jíshí bāngzhù wǒ.Thank you for helping me just in time.
你来得很及时！Nǐ lái de hěn jíshí!You came at just the right time!
Questions about 及时
What does 及时 mean?
及时 (jíshí) means “in time; timely; promptly”.
How do you pronounce 及时?
及时 is pronounced jíshí.
Which HSK level is 及时?
及时 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 普及pǔjíto popularize
- 及格jígéto pass (an exam)
- 来不及láibujítoo late
- 来得及láidejíthere's still time
- 以及yǐjíand
- 及早jízǎoas early as possible
- 力所能及lìsuǒnéngjíwithin one's ability
- 迫不及待pòbùjídàitoo impatient to wait
- 涉及shèjíto involve
- 时候shíhoutime
Learn 及时 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.