年已蹉跎 nián yǐ cuō tuó

the years have already gone by; to be too old

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the years have already gone by
  2. 2. to be too old

Characters

Character Meaning
year; grain; harvest (old)
already; then; afterwards
to slip; to miss; to err
to waste time; to stumble