轨道
Old HSK 6
轨道 (guǐdào) · orbit
轨道 (guǐdào) means “orbit; track; the right track”. It is written with 2 characters: 轨 (track) + 道 (road). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 轨道 is built
The characters
轨 guǐ · track
What 轨 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
卫星进入了预定轨道。Wèixīng jìnrù le yùdìng guǐdào.The satellite entered its planned orbit.
工作慢慢走上了正常轨道。Gōngzuò mànmàn zǒushàng le zhèngcháng guǐdào.Work gradually got back on track.
Questions about 轨道
What does 轨道 mean?
轨道 (guǐdào) means “orbit; track; the right track”.
How do you pronounce 轨道?
轨道 is pronounced guǐdào.
Which HSK level is 轨道?
轨道 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 道理dàolireason
- 道路dàolùroad
- 味道wèidaotaste
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 街道jiēdàostreet
- 道歉dàoqiànto apologize
- 打交道dǎjiāodàoto deal with
- 道德dàodémorality
Learn 轨道 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.