蹉跎 cuō tuó

(literary) to slip; (of looks etc) to fade away

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 67595th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) to slip
  2. 2. (of looks etc) to fade away
  3. 3. (of time) to slip away
  4. 4. to squander (time, opportunities)
  5. 5. to dillydally

Characters

Character Meaning
蹉 cuō
to slip; to miss; to err
跎 tuó
to waste time; to stumble