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落后
落後
luòhòu
1. to fall behind
2. to lag (in technology etc)
3. backward
4. to retrogress
HSK 5 Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

落
luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
HSK 4 12 丶
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (2)

经济落后
jīngjìluòhòu
economically backward
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后
xūxīnshǐrénjìnbù,jiāoàoshǐrénluòhòu
Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
5,428 of 84,292