轨道

• 拼音: guǐ dào
• 汉字拆解: 轨 = 车 (vehicle) + 九 (nine, phonetic), meaning wheel track; 道 = 辶 (walk) + 首 (head), meaning way

含义

Track; rail; orbit. The path along which something moves, whether a train on rails or a planet in space.

Used for railway tracks (轨道交通), planetary orbits (地球轨道), and metaphorically for the proper course of things (走上正轨). Common collocations: 轨道交通 (rail transit), 卫星轨道 (satellite orbit), 人生轨道 (life path). The metaphorical usage implies following an established or correct path.

例句

1. 这座城市的轨道交通网络四通八达，出行非常方便。
2. 科学家成功将卫星送入预定轨道，标志着航天技术又进了一步。
3. 经过几年的努力，公司终于走上了正常发展的轨道。

用法指南

语境: transportation, astronomy, life

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 地铁是一种轨道交通。(The subway is a form of rail transit.)
• 他的人生逐渐走上正轨。(His life is gradually getting on track.)

错误说法

• 把公路说成轨道 (Don't call a highway 轨道 — it specifically refers to fixed tracks or predetermined paths)

起源与历史

Compound of 轨 (track, rail) + 道 (way, path). Originally referred to wheel ruts, then extended to railroad tracks and planetary orbits.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal