婚外情

hūnwàiqíng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 extramarital affair
  2. 2 adulterous relationship

Examples

HSK 3
Tā de hūnwàiqíng bèi qīzi fāxiàn le.
His wife found out about his affair.
HSK 5
Zhè bù diànshìjù jiǎng de shì yí duàn hūnwàiqíng duì liǎng ge jiātíng de shānghài.
This TV drama is about the damage one affair does to two families.

Tips

usage
A near-synonym of 婚外恋. In everyday talk people more often say someone 出轨 "cheated"; the other woman is called 小三, a blunt and judgmental word.

Stroke Order

婚 hūn
外 wài
情 qíng