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Stroke order
落后 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

- 落 — 12 strokes
- 后 — 6 strokes
Senses
- to fall behind
- to lag (in technology etc)
- backward
- to retrogress
Related words
落后 is pronounced luòhòu and means “lạc hậu, tụt lại phía sau”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 落后 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.