落后

• 拼音: luò hòu
• 汉字拆解: 落 = 艹 (grass) + 洛 (a river name, phonetic), meaning to fall like leaves; 后 = simplified from 後, meaning behind or after

含义

To fall behind; backward; lagging. Describes being behind others in development, progress, or competition.

Used in many contexts: competition (比分落后 = trailing in score), development (经济落后 = economically underdeveloped), technology (技术落后 = technologically backward), and personal progress (成绩落后 = grades falling behind). Can function as both a verb (落后了 = fell behind) and an adjective (落后的地区 = underdeveloped area).

例句

1. 我们队现在落后两分，要加油了。
2. 这个地方比较落后，交通很不方便。
3. 如果不努力学习，就会落后。

用法指南

语境: competition, development, education

语气: concerned

正确说法

• 不想落后就得努力。(If you don't want to fall behind, you have to work hard.)
• 落后不可怕，可怕的是不努力。(Falling behind isn't scary — what's scary is not trying.)

错误说法

• 他是一个落后的人。(Be careful using 落后 to describe a person directly — it sounds harsh. Say 他的成绩有点落后 rather than calling the person backward.)

起源与历史

落 means to fall or drop; 后 means behind or after. Together: to fall behind — to lag behind others.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal