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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
as well as / too / and
HSK 4
to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
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 involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *及* | 及* | *及
and / to reach / up to / in time for
HSK 7-9
(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
HSK 7-9
popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms
HSK 7-9
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
to endanger / to jeopardize / a danger (to life, national security etc)
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 spread to / to involve / to affect
HSK 7-9
to take into consideration / to attend to
HSK 7-9
at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *阿* | 阿* | *阿
abbr. for country names that begin with : Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚, Afghanistan 阿富汗 etc
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *埃* | 埃* | *埃
abbr. for Egypt 埃及 or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚
to pass an imperial examination
Egypt
to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention
to be caught off guard / without warning
lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help
transitive (grammar)
Algeria
(literary) to be of benefit to
to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
(literary) when / by the time / Taiwan pr. [bi4 ji2]
to extend (everywhere)
to fall short of / not as good as / too late
by the time that
to involve / to affect
to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
to hope to reach; to strive for
to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) / to touch on (a topic)
to bring disaster to
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
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
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
Algiers, capital of Algeria
not enough time (to do sth) / too late (to do sth)
to spread; to extend
there is still time (to do sth) / to be able to do sth in time / to be able to make it
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
to bring disaster upon
P.S. / postscript
to mention / referring to
impossibly stupid
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
can't wait
lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom) / fig. too late for regrets
to ask / to plead / to beg / to involve
to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk
to talk about / to mention
to make reference to; to mention
Book of Exodus / Second Book of Moses
to reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)
to extend to
within reach
transitive verb
as far as the eye can see
intransitive verb
what one can see
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant
not mentioned
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
to care for other's children as one's own
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse
Algerian
beyond one's power (to do sth)
what one can see
(of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)
to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) / irrelevant
passing line or score (in an examination)
chickpea
not expected at the outset (idiom) / unforeseen / to be surprised by the turn of events
to fail / to flunk
to harm the innocent (idiom)
Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)
timeliness / promptness
timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance; timely help
(loanword) gill (unit)
variant of 可望而不可及
Egyptology
Egyptologist
(bird species of China) Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
Nigeria (Tw)
Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)
nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival
popularization of science
in my humble opinion
in my humble opinion (idiom)

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