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马齿徒增

mǎchǐtúzēng

Traditional: 馬齒徒增

(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)

Character Breakdown

马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3
齿
chǐ
teeth; gears, cogs; age
HSK 5
徒
tú
disciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
HSK 6
增
zēng
to increase; to expand; to augment; to add
HSK 4

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