落后 落後
落后 落後 luò hòu ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ lok6 hau6 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- to fall behind
- to lag (in technology etc)
- backward
- to retrogress
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落
- 下落 xià luò ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ haa6 lok6 whereabouts
- 冷落 lěng luò ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ laang5 lok6 desolate
- 回落 huí luò ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ wui4 lok6 to fall back
- 坐落 zuò luò ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ co5 lok6 to be situated
- 堕落 墮落 duò luò ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ do6 lok6 to degrade
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- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 击落 擊落 jī luò ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gik1 lok6 to shoot down (a plane)
- 段落 duàn luò ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ dyun6 lok6 phase
- 没落 沒落 mò luò ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ mut6 lok6 to decline
- 流落 liú luò ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ lau4 lok6 to wander about destitute
- 脱落 脫落 tuō luò ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˋ tyut3 lok6 to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out
- 落下 luò xià ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ lok6 haa6 to fall
- 落伍 luò wǔ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ lok6 ng5 to fall behind the ranks
- 落地 luò dì ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ lok6 dei6 to fall to the ground
- 落实 落實 luò shí ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ lok6 sat6 practical
- 落差 luò chā ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄚ lok6 caa1 drop in elevation
- 落得 luò de ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄜ lok6 dak1 ending up as
- 落户 落戶 luò hù ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋ lok6 wu6 to settle
- 落选 落選 luò xuǎn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ lok6 syun2 to fail to be chosen (or elected)
- 落魄 luò pò ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄛˋ lok6 tok3 down and out
后 後
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 今后 今後 jīn hòu ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ gam1 hau6 hereafter
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
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- 其后 其後 qí hòu ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ kei4 hau6 next
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 幕后 幕後 mù hòu ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ mok6 hau6 behind the scenes
- 往后 往後 wǎng hòu ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ wong5 hau6 from now on
- 后人 後人 hòu rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 jan4 later generation
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 后来 後來 hòu lái ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ hau6 loi4 afterwards; later
- 后备 後備 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bei6 reserve; backup
- 后勤 後勤 hòu qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 kan4 logistics
- 后台 後台 hòu tái ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄞˊ hau6 toi4 backstage area
- 后天 後天 hòu tiān ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ hau6 tin1 the day after tomorrow
- 后年 後年 hòu nián ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hau6 nin4 the year after next
- 后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ hau6 fui3 to regret; to feel remorse
- 后方 後方 hòu fāng ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄤ hau6 fong1 the rear
- 后期 後期 hòu qī ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧ hau6 kei4 late stage
Idioms with these characters
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 参差错落 參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 错落不齐 錯落不齊 cuò luò bù qí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ cok3 lok6 bat1 cai4 disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3 in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò ㄍㄠˋ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gou3 jat1 dyun6 lok6 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 不甘后人 不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
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- 不甘人后 不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào ㄈㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ fong3 maa5 hau6 paau3 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3 lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
Example sentences
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骄傲 驕傲 使 人 落后 落後 。
Pride goes before a fall.
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你 确定 確定 汤姆 湯姆 落后 落後 这个 這個 ？
Are you sure that Tom is behind this?
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我们 我們 落后 落後 于 於 原定 计划 計劃 。
We are behind schedule.
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为什么 為什麼 我们 我們 进度 進度 这么 這麼 落后 落後 ?
Why are we so behind on this?
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我们 我們 应该 應該 读 讀 报 纸 紙 ， 不 落后 落後 于 於 时代 時代 。
We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
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