及

jí

HSK 5

及 — jí

1. and (literary/formal conjunction linking nouns or noun phrases)

   父母及子女都出席了。 fùmǔ jí zǐnǚ dōu chūxí le — The parents and children all attended.

2. to reach; to attain; to come up to (a level, amount, standard)

   本季度的利润已及去年的水平。 běnjìdù de lìrùn yǐ jí qùnián de shuǐpíng — This quarter's profit has reached last year's level.

3. in time for; in time to (do something); before a deadline or before something happens

   幸亏他及时赶到，救了她一命。 xìngkuī tā jíshí gǎndào jiù le tā yī mìng — Fortunately he arrived in time and saved her life.