滞后

• Pinyin: zhì hòu
• Desglose de hanzi: 滞 = 氵+ 带 (water + belt — stuck flow); 后 = behind

Significado

Ir con retraso; rezagarse; retraso.

Used in economics (经济滞后), technology (技术滞后), and policy (政策滞后). 滞后效应 (lag effect) is a technical term. Implies a gap between where something is and where it should be.

Ejemplos

1. 基础设施建设滞后严重制约了当地经济发展。
2. 这项法规已经滞后于时代，亟需修订完善。
3. 由于信息滞后，投资者错过了最佳入市时机。

Guía de uso

Contexto: economics, policy, development

Tono: critical

Correcto

• 教育改革的步伐不能滞后于社会发展的需求。(The pace of educational reform cannot lag behind the needs of social development.)
• 数据传输存在几秒钟的滞后，请耐心等待。(There is a few seconds' lag in data transmission — please be patient.)

Incorrecto

• 我上班滞后了 — use 迟到 for being late; 滞后 is for systemic or structural lagging, not personal tardiness

Origen e historia

滞 (stagnate/stuck) + 后 (behind)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal