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蹉跎

cuō tuó

2-character word

What 蹉跎 means

1. literaryto slip
2. (of looks etc) to fade away
3. (of time) to slip away
4. to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally

The characters in 蹉跎

• 蹉cuōto error; to slip; to miss
• 跎tuóto stumble; to waste time

Words containing 蹉跎

• 年已蹉跎nián yǐ cuō tuóthe years have already gone by; to be too old
• 日月蹉跎rì yuè cuō tuóthe years have slipped by

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