落后

Traditional form:

落後

Pinyin (reading):

luòhòu

Definitions:

• to fall behind
• to lag (in technology etc)
• backward
• to retrogress

Characters:

• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 后 - after; behind, rear; descendants

Traditional characters:

• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 後 - after; behind, rear; descendants