出轨 (chū guǐ) — to have an affair; to cheat (on one's spouse); to derail; to go off the rails (of a train)
Definition
Literally 'to leave the rails,' now used almost entirely for marital infidelity. In train/transport contexts 脱轨 (tuō guǐ) is more common.
verb
to have an affairto cheat (on one's spouse)to derailto go off the rails (of a train)
Examples
- 出轨。Tā yīn wèi chū guǐ ér lí hūn le.He got divorced because of an affair.
- 出轨，。Huǒ chē chū guǐ le, xìng hǎo méi yǒu rén yuán shòu shāng.The train derailed; fortunately no one was injured.
- 。Tā huái yí zhàng fu chū guò guǐ.She suspects her husband has had an affair.
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