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落后 (luò hòu): Fall behind (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

落后 consists of 2 characters.

to fall, drop, or decline

queen, empress; behind, after

How to Use 落后 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 落后 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verb

sī思

xiǎng想

luò落

hòu后

neutral

backward thinking

jì技

shù术

luò落

hòu后

neutral

technologically backward

Adjective + Nounwith地区

luò落

hòu后

dì地

qū区

Verb + Prepositionwith于

luò落

hòu后

yú于

formal

fall behind

Example Sentences with 落后

tā他

pǎo跑

dé得

màn慢

，

luò落

hòu后

neutral

backward region

le了

。

He runs slowly and falls behind.

Zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

de的

jiào教

yù育

shuǐ水

píng平

réng仍

rán然

bǐ比

jiào较

luò落

hòu后

。

The education level in this region is still relatively backward.

zài在

quán全

qiú球

huà化

làng浪

cháo潮

zhōng中

，

sī思

xiǎng想

guān观

niàn念

de的

luò落

hòu后

bǐ比

jì技

shù术

luò落

hòu后

gèng更

kě可

pà怕

。

In the tide of globalization, backwardness in ideology is more frightening than technological backwardness.

Show 6 More Sentences

wǒ我

men们

shì是

fǒu否

yǐ已

jīng经

luò落

hòu后

yú于

háng行

yè业

de的

zuì最

xīn新

fā发

zhǎn展

qū趋

shì势

le了

？

Have we already fallen behind the latest development trends in the industry?

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

de的

fā发

zhǎn展

yǒu有

xiē些

luò

tā他

cóng从

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zì自

jǐ己

luò落

hòu后

suī虽

rán然

qǐ起

bù步

wǎn晚

，

dàn但

tā他

men们

tōng

zài在

kē科

jì技

jìng竞

sài赛

zhōng中

，

rú如

guǒ果

wǒ

bié别

dān担

xīn心

zàn暂

shí时

luò落

hòu后

，

zhòng重

yào

落

hòu后

，

xū需

yào要

gèng更

duō多

tóu投

zī资

。

The development of this area is somewhat backward and needs more investment.

，

fǎn反

ér而

jué觉

de得

shì是

bié别

rén人

zǒu走

dé得

tài太

kuài快

。

He never considers himself backward; instead, he thinks others are moving too fast.

通

guò过

chí持

xù续

xué学

xí习

，

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

luò落

hòu后

tài太

duō多

。

Although they started late, they haven't fallen behind too much through continuous learning.

我

men们

bù不

chuàng创

xīn新

，

jiù就

huì会

hěn很

kuài快

luò落

hòu后

yú于

jìng竞

zhēng争

duì对

shǒu手

。

In the technology race, if we don't innovate, we will quickly fall behind our competitors.

要

de的

shì是

bǎo保

chí持

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jié节

zòu奏

。

Don't worry about temporarily falling behind; what's important is to maintain your own pace.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 落后.

Words with 落

降落jiàng luòHSK 4
下落xià luò
低落dī luò
冷落lěng luò
回落huí luò
坐落zuòluò
坠落zhuì luò
堕落duò luò

Words with 后

后面hòu miànHSK 1
后来hòu láiHSK 3
最后zuì hòuHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
后悔hòu huǐHSK 4
之后zhī hòu
事后shì hòu
今后jīn hòu