滞 zhì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 带 belt, strap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
滞后
zhìhòu
to lag behind; lagging
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 如果监管长期滞后，新技术带来的风险就会被社会被动承担。 Rúguǒ jiānguǎn chángqī zhìhòu, xīn jìshù dài lái de fēngxiǎn jiù huì bèi shèhuì bèidòng chéngdān. If regulation lags behind for a long time, society will passively bear the risks brought by new technology.
- 这座城市的发展滞后，交通一直跟不上。 Zhè zuò chéngshì de fāzhǎn zhìhòu, jiāotōng yīzhí gēn bù shàng. This city's development lags behind, and transport has never kept up.
- 农村的网络建设滞后，孩子们上网课很不方便。 Nóngcūn de wǎngluò jiànshè zhìhòu, háizimen shàng wǎngkè hěn bù fāngbiàn. Internet construction in rural areas lags behind, so it is very inconvenient for children to take online classes.
Related words
- 停滞 tíngzhì to stagnate; to come to a standstill
- 滞留 zhìliú to be stranded; to be held up; to remain stuck
- 后 hòu behind, after
- 后边 hòubian back, behind
- 后天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow
- 最后 zuìhòu last; finally
- 后来 hòulái later; afterward
- 今后 jīnhòu from now on; in the future
- 然后 ránhòu then; after that
- 以后 yǐhòu later; after
- 背后 bèihòu behind; behind one's back
- 后果 hòuguǒ consequences