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年已蹉跎
niányǐcuōtuó
1. the years slip away
2. fig. the inexorable passage of time
3. already too old

Character Breakdown

年
nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
HSK 1 6 丶
已
yǐ
already; finished; to stop; then, afterwards
HSK 2 3 丶
蹉
cuō
slip, mistake, error
16 丶
跎
tuó
to stumble, to falter, to vacillate
12 丶

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