Chinese word

陨石

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǔn shí

Meaning

  • nounmeteorite

Example

我在博物馆看到了陨石。wǒ zài bó wù guǎn kàn dào le yǔn shí

I saw a meteorite at the museum.

Illustration for 陨石 (meteorite)

More examples

科学家在实验室分析了从南极带回的陨石样本。kē xué jiā zài shí yàn shì fēn xī le cóng nán jí dài huí de yǔn shí yàng běn

Scientists analyzed the meteorite sample brought back from Antarctica in the laboratory.

Core concept

A fallen fragment of a comet or asteroid that survives its passage through the sky and reaches Earth.

Common phrases

  • 陨石坠落yǔn shí zhuì luò

    meteorite falls

  • 陨石样本yǔn shí yàng běn

    meteorite sample

  • 找到陨石zhǎo dào yǔn shí

    find a meteorite

Similar words

流星liú xīng: A short line of light seen when a space object passes into Earth's atmosphere.
流星体liú xīng tǐ: A small piece of rock or metal in space that may enter Earth's atmosphere.

Definition in Chinese

来自小行星或彗星的天然岩石碎片，进入地球大气层后部分或全部落到地面上并被称为陨石。lái zì xiǎo xíng xīng huò huì xīng de tiān rán yán shí suì piàn jìn rù dì qiú dà qì céng hòu bù fèn huò quán bù luò dào dì miàn shàng bìng bèi chēng wéi yǔn shí

Word origin

In 陨石 (yǔnshí, "meteorite"), 陨 (yǔn, "fall") describes the downward arrival and 石 (shí, "stone") identifies the rocky object.

Usage tips

  • The noun refers to a real physical sample, so Chinese descriptions can naturally pair it with words for finding, collecting, displaying, or studying an object.

Related words

  • 陨石坑yǔn shí kēngmeteorite craternoun
  • 陨石学yǔn shí xuémeteoriticsnoun

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