出轨

出軌

chūguǐ

verb #8,191

Meanings

1 to derail (of a train)
2 to have an affair; to cheat on one's partner

Characters

to go out; to exit

To go off the tracks — literally derailing, figuratively straying from one's relationship.

Examples

火车出轨了，幸好没有人受伤。

Huǒchē chūguǐ le, xìnghǎo méiyǒu rén shòushāng.

The train derailed, but fortunately no one was injured.

她发现丈夫出轨了。

Tā fāxiàn zhàngfu chūguǐ le.

She discovered that her husband was having an affair.

出轨是对婚姻的背叛。

Chūguǐ shì duì hūnyīn de bèipàn.

Having an affair is a betrayal of marriage.

Tips

usage

The figurative meaning (cheating on a partner) is far more common in everyday conversation than the literal meaning (train derailment). In modern Chinese, 出轨 almost always refers to infidelity unless the context is clearly about transportation.

Stroke Order

出 chū

轨 guǐ