Usage of the character 跎
tuó
跎
[跎]
- to stumble
- to waste time
cuōtuó
蹉跎
[蹉跎]
- (literary) to slip
- (of looks etc) to fade away
- (of time) to slip away
- to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally
rìyuècuōtuó
日月蹉跎
[日月蹉跎]
- the years have slipped by
niányǐcuōtuó
年已蹉跎
[年已蹉跎]
- the years have already gone by; to be too old