HSK 4 · Function Words

及时 jíshí “timely” in Chinese

Traditional 及時

What 及时 means

  1. timely
  2. at the right time
  3. promptly
  4. without delay

How to say 及时

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale及jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale时shí2nd tone, rising

及时 in a sentence

  1. 我们会及时赶到吗？

    Wǒmen huì jíshí gǎndào ma?

    Will we get there in time?

    Sentence #349291 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 尽管交通很堵，我们还是设法及时赶到了。

    Jǐnguǎn jiāotōng hěn dǔ, wǒmen háishi shèfǎ jíshí gǎndào le.

    Despite the heavy traffic, we still managed to get there in time.

    Sentence #13524076 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我估计我无法及时赶到。

    Wǒ gūjì wǒ wúfǎ jíshí gǎndào.

    I reckon I won’t be able to get there in time.

    Sentence #7885818 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 及时 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 及 (jí) drawn as one shape
及jíand

及 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 时 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
时shío’clock
  • 日sun · rìMeaning part
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidThe sun 日 marks the time of day. In the full form 時, 寺 (sì) gave the sound.

How to write 及时

及 3 strokes · 时 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

及时 (jíshí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 及时 (jíshí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 及时

Words with 及

来不及láibují · not enough time (to do something)来得及láidejí · to have enough time及格jígé · to pass an exam or a test以及yǐjí · and及早jízǎo · as early as possible普及pǔjí · to popularise涉及shèjí · to involve迫不及待pòbùjídài · too impatient to wait力所能及lìsuǒnéngjí · within one’s ability

Words with 时

时候shíhou · time时shí · o’clock小时xiǎoshí · hour时间shíjiān · time有时yǒushí · sometimes小时候xiǎoshíhou · in one’s childhood当时dāngshí · then平时píngshí · ordinarily同时tóngshí · at the same time暂时zànshí · temporary

More words: Particles & Connectors

故意gùyì · deliberately光guāng · light互相hùxiāng · each other接着jiēzhe · next即使jíshǐ · even if既然jìrán · since尽管jǐnguǎn · despite竟然jìngrán · unexpectedly

FAQs

及时 (jíshí) means “timely” or “at the right time”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jíshí: jí with a 2nd tone, then shí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 及时 is written 及時. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 及时 from the suggestions. Typing jishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
及时 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.