陨石 yǔnshí meteorite
meteorite; aerolite
How to remember 陨石: 陨 to slip + 石 stone = meteorite.
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How it is used
- A meteorite - a rock that has fallen from space to earth - 一颗陨石坠落 (yì kē yǔnshí zhuìluò) a meteorite fell.
- Concrete astronomy term; 陨 means to fall from the sky. Measure words 块 or 颗.
- Distinct from 流星 (liúxīng, a shooting star / meteor still streaking in the sky) - 陨石 is the fragment that reaches the ground.