Usage of the character 轨

(bound form) rail; track; course; path

xiáguǐ

遐轨

[遐軌]

long-established rules of conduct

chángguǐ

常轨

[常軌]

normal practice

guǐjù

轨距

[軌距]

gauge

guǐzhěn

轨枕

[軌枕]

sleeper
tie

chūguǐ

出轨

[出軌]

to be derailed; to go off the rails
(fig.) to overstep the bounds
(fig.) to have an extramarital affair

bùguǐ

不轨

[不軌]

errant

zhuǎnguǐ

转轨

[轉軌]

to change track

pūguǐ

铺轨

[鋪軌]

to lay railway track

gāngguǐ

钢轨

[鋼軌]

steel rail

liànguǐ

链轨

[鏈軌]

caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)

tiěguǐ

铁轨

[鐵軌]

rail
railroad track
CL:根 (gēn)

shuāngguǐ

双轨

[雙軌]

double-track; parallel tracks; dual-track (system)

guǐdào

轨道

[軌道]

track (for trains etc)
orbit (of a satellite)
(fig.) a person's established path in life
desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor)
(audio engineering) track
(quantum mechanics) orbital

wúguǐ

无轨

[無軌]

trackless

dānguǐ

单轨

[單軌]

monorail

guǐyù

轨域

[軌域]

(Tw) (quantum mechanics) orbital

hùguǐ

护轨

[護軌]

(railway) guard rail

rùguǐ

入轨

[入軌]

to enter orbit

yīnguǐ

音轨

[音軌]

sound track
track number (e.g. on a CD)

wòguǐ

卧轨

[臥軌]

to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through)

guǐjì

轨迹

[軌跡]

locus
orbit
trajectory
track

lùguǐ

路轨

[路軌]

track (railroad, streetcar etc)

zhèngguǐ

正轨

[正軌]

the right track

jìguǐ

继轨

[繼軌]

to follow in the steps of

tuōguǐ

脱轨

[脫軌]

to leave the rails
to derail
to jump the track

dǎoguǐ

导轨

[導軌]

(mechanics) guide rail; slideway

tiàoguǐ

跳轨

[跳軌]

to jump onto the tracks in a suicide attempt

guǐfàn

轨范

[軌範]

standard
criterion

yǒuguǐ

有轨

[有軌]

tracked (tramcar)

qīngguǐ

轻轨

[輕軌]

light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetcar; metro (abbr. for 輕型軌道交通／轻型轨道交通 (qingxīngguidǎojiāotong))

yuèguǐ

越轨

[越軌]

to run off the track
to step out of line
to overstep the bounds of propriety

jiēguǐ

接轨

[接軌]

railtrack connection
to integrate into sth
to dock
to connect
to be in step with
to bring into line with
to align

guǐdàocāng

轨道舱

[軌道艙]

orbital module

shàngguǐdào

上轨道

[上軌道]

to stay on track
to proceed smoothly

cíguǐpào

磁轨炮

[磁軌砲]

railgun

yuánguǐdào

圆轨道

[圓軌道]

circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)

guǐjìqiú

轨迹球

[軌跡球]

trackball (computing)

dīdìguǐdào

低地轨道

[低地軌道]

see 近地軌道／近地轨道 (jìndìguǐdào)

sòngshàngguǐdào

送上轨道

[送上軌道]

to send into orbit

yǒuguǐdiànchē

有轨电车

[有軌電車]

streetcar
tramcar
tram

wúguǐdiànchē

无轨电车

[無軌電車]

trolleybus

jìndìguǐdào

近地轨道

[近地軌道]

low Earth orbit (LEO)

guǐdàojiāotōng

轨道交通

[軌道交通]

metro
rapid transit
subway

dìqiúguǐdào

地球轨道

[地球軌道]

Earth orbit (orbit of a satellite around the Earth)
Earth's orbit (orbit of the Earth around the Sun)

guǐdàokōngjiānzhàn

轨道空间站

[軌道空間站]

orbiting space station

yǎnglǎojīnshuāngguǐzhì

养老金双轨制

[養老金雙軌制]

dual pension scheme (PRC)

qīngxíngguǐdàojiāotōng

轻型轨道交通

[輕型軌道交通]

light rail
transit system (underground, at street level or elevated)
streetcar
metro
abbr. to 輕軌／轻轨 (qīngguǐ)

tuìxiūjīnshuāngguǐzhì

退休金双轨制

[退休金雙軌制]

see 養老金雙軌制／养老金双轨制 (yǎnglǎojīnshuāngguǐzhì)

zàirénguǐdàokōngjiānzhàn

载人轨道空间站

[載人軌道空間站]

manned orbiting space station