cuō

蹉

Character · Noun · Verb

error; mistake; pass through

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

error; mistake; slip

literary

Literary term for errors or mistakes, often used in compound words.

Yī一
cuō蹉
diē跌
 ，
zhōng终
shēn身
wú无
chéng成
 。

One slip and you will accomplish nothing in your life.

Suì岁
yuè月
cuō蹉
guò过
 ，
gōng功
míng名
wèi未
lì立
 。

Time has slipped by, yet no achievements have been made.

2.

verb

to pass through (a place); to travel via; to stop by

literary

Classical usage indicating passing by or through a location.

Xī西
cuō蹉
Dà大
Xià夏
 ，
shè涉
liú流
shā沙
 。

Traveling west through Daxia, crossing the shifting sands.

Cuō蹉
lù路
ér而
xíng行
 ，
sān三
rì日
nǎi乃
dá达
 。

Traveling by way of that road, they arrived after three days.