及 (jí): and, to reach, up to
及 (jí) is a Chinese character meaning “and.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 又 (structural). It ranks #198 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- and
- to reach
- up to
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 及
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 以及conjunction | yǐ jí | and | 5 |
| 及时adjective/adverb | jí shí | timely | 4 |
| 涉及verb | shè jí | to involve | 6 |
| 来不及verb | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) | 4 |
| 来得及verb | lái de jí | to have enough time | 4 |
| 及格verb | jí gé | to pass an exam or a test | 5 |
| 普及verb | pǔ jí | to spread extensively | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 埃及 | āi jí | Egypt |
| 迫不及待 | pò bù jí dài | (idiom) unable to hold oneself back |
| 提及 | tí jí | to mention |
| 及其 | jí qí | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ... |
| 危及 | wēi jí | to endanger |
| 顾及 | gù jí | to take into consideration |
| 触及 | chù jí | to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) |
| 措手不及 | cuò shǒu bù jí | no time to deal with it (idiom) |
| 谈及 | tán jí | to talk about |
| 阿尔及利亚 | ā ěr jí lì yà | Algeria |
| 波及 | bō jí | to spread to |
| 不及 | bù jí | to fall short of |
| 遍及 | biàn jí | to extend (everywhere) |
| 殃及 | yāng jí | to bring disaster to |
及 appears in 100 compound words: 15 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 及 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (26)
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
Showing 12 of 26 idioms containing 及.
Example Sentences
这个及字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě jí zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "及" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
...路引入中国标淮 可望减成本 惟评论忧质素及外国参与降
. . . lù yǐn rù zhōng guó biāo huái kě wàng jiǎn chéng běn 惟 píng lùn yōu zhì sù jí wài guó cān yǔ jiàng
... The introduction of China's standard Huai is expected to reduce costs, but comments are worried about the quality and foreign participation
扩产也来不及!全球记忆体荒将成AI竞争关键瓶颈 又一...
kuò chǎn yě lái bù jí ! quán qiú jì yì tǐ huāng jiāng chéng A I jìng zhēng guān jiàn píng jǐng yòu yī . . .
It's too late to expand production! The global memory shortage will become a key bottleneck in AI competition Another...
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yīng chāo ā xiān nú zuò kè 4 : 1 shèng rè cì yī sī jí jī ào jī ní sī gè rù liǎng qiú
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索马利兰盼国际承认 愿意允美国运用矿产及军事基地
suǒ mǎ lì lán pàn guó jì chéng rèn yuàn yì yǔn měi guó yùn yòng kuàng chǎn jí jūn shì jī dì
Somaliland hopes for international recognition of its willingness to allow the United States to use minerals and military bases
索马利兰官员:愿意允美国运用矿产及军事基地
suǒ mǎ lì lán guān yuán : yuàn yì yǔn měi guó yùn yòng kuàng chǎn jí jūn shì jī dì
Somaliland official: willing to allow the United States to use minerals and military bases
阿尔及尔有自行车道吗？
ā'ěrjí'ěr yǒu zìxíngchē dào ma?
Are there any bike lanes in Algiers?
你为什么喜欢住在阿尔及利亚？
Nǐ wèishénme xǐhuan zhù zài ā'ěrjílìyà?
Why do you like living in Algeria?
健康与运动及节制密不可分。
Jiànkāng yǔ yùndòng jí jiézhì mìbùkěfēn.
Good health is inseparable from exercise and moderation.
你虽然考试不及格，但也不必自卑。
Nǐ suīrán kǎoshì bù jígé, dàn yě bù bì zìbēi.
You needn't be ashamed because you failed the exam.
Character Family
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