精神出轨

精神出軌

jīngshén chūguǐ

verb

Meanings

1 emotional affair / emotional cheating
2 to cheat emotionally (without physical contact)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

她觉得老公和女同事精神出轨了。

Tā juéde lǎogōng hé nǚ tóngshì jīngshén chūguǐ le.

She feels her husband is having an emotional affair with a female coworker.

HSK 6

对他来说精神出轨比肉体出轨更严重。

Duì tā láishuō jīngshén chūguǐ bǐ ròutǐ chūguǐ gèng yánzhòng.

For him, emotional cheating is more serious than physical cheating.

HSK 7-9

精神出轨算不算背叛?网友吵翻了。

Jīngshén chūguǐ suàn busuàn bèipàn? Wǎngyǒu chǎo fān le.

Does emotional cheating count as betrayal? Netizens are up in arms.

Tips

culture

Constantly debated on Chinese dating/relationship talk shows and 情感 (advice) blogs. Often contrasted with 肉体出轨 (physical cheating). Bar for what counts varies wildly.

Stroke Order

精 jīng

神 shén

出 chū

轨 guǐ