轨 (guǐ): track, rail
轨 (guǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “track, rail.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 车 (semantic) and 九 (phonetic). It ranks #1862 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 轨 cart. Its radical form 车 (cart) appears in many related characters such as 车 (chē, vehicle), 轻 (qīng, light), 辆 (liàng, measure word for vehicles).
Definitions
- track, rail
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 轨
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出轨 | chū guǐ | to be derailed |
| 正轨 | zhèng guǐ | the right track |
| 铁轨 | tiě guǐ | rail |
| 轨迹 | guǐ jì | locus |
| 不轨 | bù guǐ | errant |
| 轻轨 | qīng guǐ | light rail |
| 越轨 | yuè guǐ | to run off the track |
| 单轨 | dān guǐ | monorail |
| 脱轨 | tuō guǐ | to leave the rails |
| 有轨 | yǒu guǐ | tracked (tramcar) |
| 接轨 | jiē guǐ | railtrack connection |
| 路轨 | lù guǐ | track (railroad, streetcar etc) |
| 双轨 | shuāng guǐ | double-track |
| 钢轨 | gāng guǐ | steel rail |
| 导轨 | dǎo guǐ | (mechanics) guide rail |
轨 appears in 49 compound words: 20 as the first character, 53 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 轨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
火车在轨道上行驶，速度很快。
Huǒchē zài guǐdào shang xíngshǐ, sùdù hěn kuài.
Trains run on tracks at high speeds.
舒涵事业起飞却逮到老公出轨!崩溃到不知道要先哭 还是先工作
shū hán shì yè qǐ fēi què dǎi dào lǎo gōng chū guǐ ! bēng kuì dào bù zhī dào yāo xiān kū hái shì xiān gōng zuò
Shu Han's career took off but caught her husband cheating! I was so broken that I didn't know whether to cry or work first
工地漏传监测数据 北市推双轨监管
gōng dì lòu chuán jiān cè shǔ jù běi shì tuī shuāng guǐ jiān guǎn
Construction site leakage monitoring data Beijing City promotes dual-track supervision
00996A双轨并进 下月开募
shuāng guǐ bìng jìn xià yuè kāi mù
00996A double-track parallel fundraising will be launched next month
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guó zhàn huì lùn tán cóng zì wèi quán dào zhì tiān quán zhōng rì dī guǐ wèi xīng jiào zhèn 蔡 xuàn
National War Conference Forum" From the right of self-defense to the right to control the sky, China-Japan low-orbit satellites call the formation (Cai Xuan)
4宝爸出轨小三24次!性爱行事历曝光 人妻试图私了...
bǎo bà chū guǐ xiǎo sān cì ! xìng ài háng shì lì pù guāng rén qī shì tú sī le . . .
Father of Four Cheats 24 Times with Mistress! Sex Calendar Exposed as Wife Tries to Settle Privately...
在这里换乘地铁与轻轨方便吗？
Zài zhèlǐ huànchéng dìtiě yǔ qīngguǐ fāngbiàn ma?
Is it convenient to transfer between the subway and the light rail here?
特快火车正驶进轨道。
Tèkuài huǒchē zhèng shǐ jìn guǐdào.
The express train is moving down the track.
有轨电车三号线是去哪里的？
Yǒuguǐ diànchē sān hào xiàn shì qù nǎlǐ de?
Where does tram number 3 go?
我的生意终于走上了正轨。
Wǒ de shēngyi zhōngyú zǒu shàng le zhèngguǐ.
My business has at last gotten on the right track.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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