外遇

wàiyù

noun #4,204

Meanings

1 extramarital affair
2 affair

Characters

outside; external

to encounter; to meet

Examples

HSK 3

她发现丈夫有外遇。

Tā fāxiàn zhàngfu yǒu wàiyù.

She discovered her husband was having an affair.

HSK 5

外遇是离婚的主要原因之一。

Wàiyù shì líhūn de zhǔyào yuányīn zhīyī.

Affairs are one of the main causes of divorce.

Tips

memory

外 (outside) + 遇 (encounter) = an 'outside encounter', i.e., a romantic relationship outside of marriage.

Stroke Order

外 wài

遇 yù