落后

落後
luò hòu
HSK 5
to fall behind, to lag (in technology etc)
verb
adjective

Example Sentences

他在学习上总是落后于其他同学。
tāzài xuéxí shàng zǒngshì luòhòu yú qítā tóngxué 。
He always falls behind other classmates in his studies.
这项技术落后于世界先进水平。
zhèxiàng jìshù luòhòu yú shìjiè xiānjìn shuǐpíng 。
This technology lags behind the advanced level in the world.
他们的经济发展落后，亟需改进。
tāmen de jīngjì fāzhǎn luòhòu ， jíxū gǎijìn 。
Their economic development is backward and urgently needs improvement.

Individual Characters

落luò
be missing, leave behind
后hòu
back, behind, after, later

Words with similar meanings

滞后zhìhòu
to lag behind
滞后 (zhìhòu) emphasizes the delay or slowing down in progress, often used in technical or developmental contexts.
落后于luòhòuyú
to fall behind
落后于 (luòhòuyú) is a phrase that specifically indicates being behind in a comparative sense, retaining much of the same meaning.

Words Starting With 落

落实luò shí
practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide
落成luò chéng
to complete a construction project

Words Ending With 后

以后yǐ hòu
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
然后rán hòu
after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
最后zuì hòu
final; last; finally; ultimate
皇后huáng hòu
empress; imperial consort
争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

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