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HSK
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
HSK 3
to spread extensively / to generalize / widespread / popular / universal / ubiquitous / pervasive
HSK 3
and; as well as
HSK 4
there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth)
HSK 4
to pass an exam or a test / to meet a minimum standard
HSK 4
to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
HSK 4
to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
HSK 6
(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
HSK 7-9
to spread to / to involve / to affect
HSK 7-9
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  *及* | 及* | *及
and / to reach / up to / in time for
HSK 7-9
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
HSK 7-9
to endanger / to jeopardize / a danger (to life, national security etc)
HSK 7-9
(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
HSK 7-9
to take into consideration / to attend to
HSK 7-9
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
to pass an imperial examination
Egypt
timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance; timely help
to fall short of / not as good as / too late
to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention
to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) / to touch on (a topic)
Algeria
Nigeria (Tw)
transitive (grammar)
not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
within reach
to extend (everywhere)
Algiers, capital of Algeria
to be caught off guard / without warning
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
to anticipate / forecast / expectation / anticipation
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse
not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
there is still time (to do sth) / to be able to do sth in time / to be able to make it
to bring disaster upon
to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk
intransitive verb
transitive verb
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
beyond one's power (to do sth)
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
to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) / irrelevant
by the time that
as far as the eye can see
lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help
to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant
Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)
to mention / referring to
can't wait
to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
to ask / to plead / to beg / to involve
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
(literary) to be of benefit to
(literary) when / by the time / Taiwan pr. [bi4 ji2]
to hope to reach; to strive for
to make reference to; to mention
lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom) / fig. too late for regrets
to bring disaster to
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
impossibly stupid
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
to involve / to affect
P.S. / postscript
in my humble opinion
to extend to
to spread; to extend
timeliness / promptness
to talk about / to mention
nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival
what one can see
to care for other's children as one's own
to fail / to flunk
popularization of science
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
not mentioned
passing line or score (in an examination)
(loanword) gill (unit)
to harm the innocent (idiom)
Book of Exodus / Second Book of Moses
Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)
Egyptology
Egyptologist
(bird species of China) Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
chickpea
what one can see
in my humble opinion (idiom)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
Algerian
IEEE / Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

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