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蹉跎仕路 — “Wasted time on an official career path”

蹉跎仕路 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's prime years in an unfulfilling or stagnant official career; to languish in a career path without achieving success”. Literally, “Wasted time on an official career path”.

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蹉跎仕路 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蹉跎仕路 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蹉
cuō16waste time, miss opportunity
跎
tuó12waste time
仕
shì5serve as an official
路
lù13road, path, way, route

Example Sentence with 蹉跎仕路

他一生勤奋好学,却因生不逢时,最终蹉跎仕路,抱憾终身
He was diligent and studious all his life, but due to unfavorable times, he ultimately wasted his career path and regretted it for the rest of his life.

Idioms Related to 蹉跎仕路

Antonyms of 蹉跎仕路

  • píng平bù步qīng青yún云rise rapidly in position

More idioms starting with 蹉

  • cuō蹉tuó跎suì岁yuè月fritter away time unproductively
  • cuō蹉tuó跎rì日yuè月waste time
  • cuō蹉tuó跎shí时rì日waste time unproductively
  • cuō蹉tuó跎zì自wù误squander time and ruin oneself

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Questions about 蹉跎仕路

What does 蹉跎仕路 mean?

蹉跎仕路 (cuō tuó shì lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's prime years in an unfulfilling or stagnant official career; to languish in a career path without achieving success”.

How do you pronounce 蹉跎仕路?

蹉跎仕路 is pronounced cuō tuó shì lù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蹉跎仕路 literally mean?

Literally, 蹉跎仕路 means “Wasted time on an official career path”. It is used to mean “to waste one's prime years in an unfulfilling or stagnant official career; to languish in a career path without achieving success”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蹉跎仕路?

蹉跎:时间白白过去。指仕途不得志

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