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落后

luò hòu

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 落後

What 落后 means

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

The characters in 落后

• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch

Example sentences

• 骄傲使人落后。
  Pride goes before a fall.
• 你确定汤姆落后这个？
  Nǐ quèdìng Tāngmǔ luòhòu zhège?
  Are you sure that Tom is behind this?
• 我们落后于原定计划。
  Wǒmen luòhòu yú yuándìng jìhuà.
  We're behind schedule.
• 为什么我们进度这么落后?
  Wèishénme wǒmen jìndù zhème luòhòu?
  Why are we so behind on this?
• 我们应该读报纸以免落后于时代。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi dú bàozhǐ yǐmiǎn luòhòu yú shídài.
  We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
• 我们应该读报纸，不落后于时代。
  We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.

Words containing 落后

• 经济落后jīng jì luò hòueconomically backward
• 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened…
• 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòumodesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)