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蹉

cuō
verb #91,559

Meanings

  1. 1 to slip; to stumble
  2. 2 to err; to miss (an opportunity)

Examples

岁月蹉跎，转眼已是白头。
Suìyuè cuōtuó, zhuǎnyǎn yǐ shì báitóu.
The years slipped away in vain; in a blink, hair turned white.
莫教时光蹉过。
Mò jiào shíguāng cuō guò.
Don't let time slip past you.

Tips

usage
Almost always seen in the compound 蹉跎 (cuōtuó, to waste time / let opportunities slip), especially the four-character 蹉跎岁月 (cuōtuó suìyuè, frittered-away years). Solo 蹉 is rare in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

蹉 cuō