落伍

luòwǔ

verb #13,977

Meanings

1 to fall behind the ranks
2 to be outdated
3 to be behind the times

Characters

to fall; to drop behind

squad of five; military ranks

Examples

HSK 2

他觉得自己的想法已经落伍了。

Tā juéde zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ yǐjīng luòwǔ le.

He feels his ideas are already outdated.

HSK 3

不学新技术就会落伍。

Bù xué xīn jìshù jiù huì luòwǔ.

If you don't learn new technology, you'll fall behind the times.

Tips

history

Originally a military term meaning 'to fall behind the marching ranks' (落 = fall, 伍 = military squad of five). Now commonly used figuratively to mean being outdated or behind the times.

Stroke Order

落 luò

伍 wǔ