落后 meaning and pronunciation

落后
Simplified word
落後
Traditional word

落后 English definition

luò hòu
  • to fall behind
  • to lag (in technology etc)
  • backward
  • to retrogress

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  • 落 (luò): to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement;
  • 后 (hòu): back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; empress; queen;