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落后

luò hòuㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: LẠC HẬU

Traditional: 落後

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)

to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress

Examples

  • 这个地区的经济还很落后。

    zhè ge dì qū de jīng jì hái hěn luò hòu.

    This region's economy is still backward.

  • 他生病以后,学习落后了。

    tā shēng bìng yǐ hòu, xué xí luò hòu le.

    He fell behind in his studies after getting sick.

  • 我们的技术落后于别的公司。

    wǒ men de jì shù luò hòu yú bié de gōng sī.

    Our technology lags behind other companies'.

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Stroke order

LẠC · 12 strokes

to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind

HẬU · 6 strokes

surname Hou