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落后

fall behind

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

luo4hou4 • luòhòu

Meaning

Primary

fall behind

Alternatives

lag behind, left behind

Mnemonic

Combine 落 fall and 后 behind and you get 落后 fall behind.

Usage

落后 于 时代

fall behind the times

不 学习 就 会 落后。

If you don't study you will fal behind.

不甘 落后

unwilling to be left behind