落后 (落後) luòhòu

1. luòhòu verb to fall behind; to lag; to be backwards
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 落后国家 an undeveloped nation (CC-CEDICT '落後'; Guoyu '落後' 2)
2. luòhòu verb to neglect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 怠慢 (Guoyu '落後' 3)
3. luòhòu verb located behind somebody else
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '落後' 1)
4. luòhòu adverb later
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 后来 (Guoyu '落後' 4)

Contained in

• 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后(刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study
• 落后国家(落後國家) an undeveloped nation; a backwards country
• 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后(虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後) Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)
• 经济落后(經濟落後) economically backward

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