蹉跎 Traditional form: 蹉跎 Pinyin (reading): cuōtuó Definitions: (literary) to slip (of looks etc) to fade away (of time) to slip away to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally Characters: 蹉 - slip, mistake, error 跎 - to stumble, to falter, to vacillate Traditional characters: 蹉 - slip, mistake, error 跎 - to stumble, to falter, to vacillate