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落后

luò hòu
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 落后

虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后
xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu

modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

经济落后
jīng jì luò hòu

economically 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

a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)

Child Words of 落后

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop

落
là

to leave out

后
hòu

empress