年已蹉跎 nián yǐ cuō tuó

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age
已 yǐ
HSK 2
already; finished; stop
蹉 cuō error, mistake, slip; failure
跎 tuó slip, stumble, falter; vacillate