# 落后 (luòhòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 落后 (luòhòu) means “to fall behind; backward”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to fall behind; backward
- Pinyin: luòhòu (luo4 hou4)
- Traditional: 落後
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 如果不努力，我们就会落后。
  Rúguǒ bù nǔlì, wǒmen jiù huì luòhòu.
  If we don't work hard, we will fall behind.

## Characters

- [落](https://hanziro.com/word/luo-fall/) (luò): to fall; to drop
- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind

https://hanziro.com/word/luo-hou-fall-behind/

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