陨
石

Meteorite in Chinese: 陨石 (yǔn shí)

yǔn shí

meteorite

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 隕石1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1meteorite
  2. 2aerolite

Stroke order

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陨
石

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄣˇ

yǔn

ㄩ/ üㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

陨石

Simplified

隕石

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 科学家在沙漠里找到了一块陨石。

    kē xué jiā zài shā mò lǐ zhǎo dào le yí kuài yǔn shí。

    Scientists found a meteorite in the desert.

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Related words

石头

shí tou

stone

石油

shí yóu

oil

宝石

bǎo shí

precious stone

化石

huà shí

fossil

礁石

jiāo shí

reef

岩石

yán shí

rock

钻石

zuàn shí

diamond

水落石出

shuǐ luò shí chū

as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

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