来不及
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
来不及 (láibují) · too late
来不及 (láibují) means “too late; not enough time”. It is written with 3 characters: 来 (to come) + 不 (not) + 及 (to extend). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 来不及 is built
The characters
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
及 jí · to extend
What 及 is made of
- 又yòu — and
Example sentences
快走,来不及了!Kuài zǒu, láibují le!Hurry up, we're running out of time!
我来不及吃早饭了。Wǒ láibují chī zǎofàn le.I don't have time to eat breakfast.
Questions about 来不及
What does 来不及 mean?
来不及 (láibují) means “too late; not enough time”.
How do you pronounce 来不及?
来不及 is pronounced láibují.
Which HSK level is 来不及?
来不及 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 回来huílaito come back
- 进来jìnláito come in
- 来到láidàoto come to
- 起来qǐlaito get up
- 带来dàiláito bring
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 后来hòuláilater
- 接下来jiēxiàláinext
- 来自láizìto come from
Learn 来不及 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.