陨石

隕石

yǔnshí

noun HSK 7-9 #7,008

Measure Word

一块陨石 kuài

Meanings

1 meteorite
2 aerolite

Characters

to fall from the sky

Examples

科学家在沙漠中发现了一块陨石。

Kēxuéjiā zài shāmò zhōng fāxiàn le yíkuài yǔnshí.

Scientists discovered a meteorite in the desert.

这块陨石有几十亿年的历史。

Zhèkuài yǔnshí yǒu jǐshíyì nián de lìshǐ.

This meteorite is billions of years old.

Tips

memory

陨 means 'to fall from the sky' and 石 means 'stone' — a stone that fell from the sky.

Stroke Order

陨 yǔn

石 shí