Definition
轨 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) that cannot stand alone. It appears in compounds meaning 'rail, track' (as in 铁轨 'railroad track'), 'orbit, trajectory' (as in 轨道 'orbit', 轨迹 'path/trajectory'), and in figurative uses like 出轨 'to have an affair / to derail'. Learners should always encounter it as part of a multi-character word.
b.f.
(bound form) railtrack (as in 铁轨)(bound form) orbittrajectorycourse (as in 轨道, 轨迹)
Examples
- 。Rénzào wèixīng jìnrù yùdìng guǐ dào.The satellite entered its predetermined orbit.
- 。Huǒchē yánzhe tiě guǐ kuàisù xíngshǐ.The train runs quickly along the railroad track.
- 。Tā de xíngwéi yǐjīng chū guǐ le.His behavior has gone off the rails / he is having an affair.
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