正轨

正軌

zhèngguǐ

noun #8,460

Meanings

公司的业务终于走上了正轨。

Gōngsī de yèwù zhōngyú zǒu shàng le zhèngguǐ.

The company's business finally got on the right track.

生活正在慢慢回到正轨。

Shēnghuó zhèngzài mànmàn huídào zhèngguǐ.

Life is slowly getting back on track.

他的学习已经步入正轨。

Tā de xuéxí yǐjīng bùrù zhèngguǐ.

His studies have gotten onto the right track.

grammar

正轨 is almost always used with motion verbs: 走上正轨 (get on track), 回到正轨 (get back on track), 步入正轨 (step onto the right path). It rarely appears alone.

memory

Picture a train on the 正 (correct) 轨 (rail track) — staying on the right track means things are going as they should.

正 zhèng

轨 guǐ