落伍 meaning in English
to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated
18 strokes
Meaning of 落伍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
luòwǔ
- to fall behind the ranks
- to be outdated
落伍 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
长头发落伍了。
Long hair is out of fashion.
Stroke order for each character
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落 luò · to fall or drop · 12 strokes
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伍 wǔ · five · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 落伍.
| 落后 | luòhòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc) |
| 降落 | jiàngluò | to descend; to land |
| 落实 | luòshí | practical; workable |
| 队伍 | duìwu | troops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team |
| 角落 | jiǎoluò | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook |
| 堕落 | duòluò | to degrade; to degenerate |
| 落下 | luòxia | to fall; to drop |
| 下落 | xiàluò | whereabouts; to drop |
| 失落 | shīluò | to lose (sth); to drop (sth) |
| 落地 | luòdì | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; (of a baby) to be |
| 脱落 | tuōluò | to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out; to omit (a character when writ |
| 水落石出 | shuǐluò-shíchū | (lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); (fig.) the truth comes to light |
Questions about 落伍
What does 落伍 mean?
落伍 (luòwǔ) means "to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated".
How do you write 落伍?
落伍 is made of 2 characters: 落 (12 strokes), 伍 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.