# 滞后 (zhìhòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 滞后 (zhìhòu) means “to lag behind; delayed”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lag behind; delayed
- Pinyin: zhìhòu (zhi4 hou4)
- Traditional: 滯後
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这里的管理明显滞后于发展。
  Zhèlǐ de guǎnlǐ míngxiǎn zhìhòu yú fāzhǎn.
  Management here clearly lags behind development.

## Characters

- 滞 (zhì): sluggish; stagnant
- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-hou-lag-behind/

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