Chinese Conversation · Level 58
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Chinese word
出轨
Pronunciation
Pinyinchū guǐ
Meaning
- verbbe unfaithful
Example
他被发现出轨了。tā bèi fā xiàn chū guǐ le
He was found to be unfaithful.
More examples
他们因为一方出轨而离婚了。tā men yīn wèi yì fāng chū guǐ ér lí hūn le
They got divorced because one of them was unfaithful.
Core concept
A person or vehicle moves outside the path that should keep it on course.
Common phrases
跟别人出轨gēn bié rén chū guǐ
have an affair with someone else
与同事出轨yǔ tóng shì chū guǐ
have an affair with a coworker
Similar words
劈腿pǐ tuǐ: Maintaining romantic or intimate relationships with two people at once.
偷情tōu qíng: Secretly having an intimate relationship with someone outside one's relationship.
偷吃tōu chī: Having secret intimate contact with someone else while partnered, in casual speech.
背叛bèi pàn: Acting disloyally by betraying trust or breaking a promise.
Definition in Chinese
指在恋爱或婚姻关系中，一方对另一方不忠，发生与第三者的感情或性接触；亦可字面指车辆脱轨。zhǐ zài liàn ài huò hūn yīn guān xì zhōng yì fāng duì lìng yì fāng bù zhōng fā shēng yǔ dì sān zhě de gǎn qíng huò xìng jiē chù yì kě zì miàn zhǐ chē liàng tuō guǐ
Word origin
出轨 (chūguǐ, "leave the track") combines 出 (chū, "go out") with 轨 (guǐ, "track"); a vehicle leaving its track became a metaphor for unfaithfulness in a relationship.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this word is a strong accusation about a partner's conduct, so speakers often frame it as suspicion, discovery, or admission rather than a neutral fact.
Other meanings
- commit adulteryverb
- derailverb
Opposites
- 忠于zhōng yúbe faithful toverb
Related words
- 出轨者chū guǐ zhěcheaternoun
- 出轨行为chū guǐ xíng wéiinfidelitynoun