外遇 (wài yù) — extramarital affair; cheating (on one's spouse)

Definition

Examples

• 她发现丈夫有了外遇。
  Tā fā xiàn zhàng fu yǒu le wài yù.
  She discovered that her husband was having an affair.
• 他因为外遇离了婚。
  Tā yīn wèi wài yù lí le hūn.
  He got divorced because of an extramarital affair.
• 大家都不认同外遇这种行为。
  Dà jiā dōu bú rèn tóng wài yù zhè zhǒng xíng wéi.
  Everyone disapproves of this kind of cheating behavior.