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to derail

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chu1gui3 chūguǐ

Meaning


Primary

to derail

Alternatives

derail, derails, derailing, derailed, derailment

Hint

This is often used figuratively as well.

Mnemonic


出軌 To derail is 出 to exit from the 軌 rails, usually due to some malfunction.

Usage


出軌 的 火車 阻塞 了 鐵路。

The derailed train blocked the railway.

火車 今早 出軌 了。

The train derailed this morning.

火車 因為 鐵軌 上 的 碎片 而 出軌。

The train derailed due to debris on the rail.