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落后 luòhòu

落后 luòhòu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 落后 luòhòu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
luòhòu | luo4 hou4
English translation
to fall behind
to lag (in technology etc)
backward
to retrogress

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Traditional form

落後

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 落后 luòhòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and luò represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

luò

Semantic compound

cǎo

Positional decomposition

艹洛

Number of Strokes

12
Hòu

Explanation

Hòu (empress) and its mirror image (take charge) were originally used interchangeably. The origin of both characters is unclear. In simplified Chinese Hòu is also used to mean "after, behind", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a sepa

Positional decomposition

⿸? kǒu

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 落后 luòhòu

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de 思想 sīxiǎng lǎo 落后 luòhòu 现实 xiànshí .

My thinking always lags behind reality.

上半场主队 zhǔ duì 落后 luòhòu 一分.

The home team trailed by one point at half time.

沃里克 duì zài pái míng Zhōng 蹿升 cuān shēng zhì 3 míng 落后 luòhòu 领先 lǐngxiān de 埃塞克斯 duì 31 fēn

Warwicks leap to third in the table, 31 points behind leaders Essex.

zài 苏格兰 Sū gé lán 足球联赛 Zhōng 亚伯 Yà bó Dīng duì 比排 zài 首位 shǒu wèi de 流浪者 liú làng zhě duì 落后 luòhòu 9 fēn

Aberdeen are nine points adrift of Rangers at the top of the Scottish League.

人人 rén rén dōu zhǐ 考虑 kǎolǜ 自己 zìjǐ shuí 落后 luòhòu shuí 倒霉 dǎoméi

Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.

落后 luòhòu Decomposition

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落后 luòhòu Compounds

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 落后 luòhòu in their composition.

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