落
后

To fall behind in Chinese: 落后 (luò hòu)

luò hòu

to fall behind

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 落後2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to fall behind
  2. 2to lag (in technology etc)
  3. 3backward
  4. 4to retrogress

Stroke order

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落
后

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄨㄛˋ

luò

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

落后

Simplified

落後

Traditional

Example sentences

See 落后 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 骄傲使人落后。

    jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu。

    Pride goes before a fall.

  • 你确定汤姆落后这个？

    nǐ què dìng tāng mǔ luò hòu zhè ge？

    Are you sure that Tom is behind this?

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Related words

后

hòu

empress

落

luò

to fall or drop

后面

hòu mian

the back

然后

rán hòu

then

以后

yǐ hòu

after

后悔

hòu huǐ

to regret

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

最后

zuì hòu

final

后果

hòu guǒ

consequences

皇后

huáng hòu

empress

降落

jiàng luò

to descend

后边

hòu bian

the back

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