- 跎 跎 tuo2
- to stumble; to waste time
| strokes | 12 |
|---|---|
| radical | |
| strokes after radical | 5 |
- 蹉跎 蹉跎 cuo1 tuo2
- wasted time; to take a wrong step in life
- 年已蹉跎 年已蹉跎 nian2 yi3 cuo1 tuo2
- the years slip away; fig. the inexorable passage of time; already too old
- 日月蹉跎 日月蹉跎 ri4 yue4 cuo1 tuo2
- days and months slip away; fig. the inexorable passage of time