流星

liúxīng

noun #10,981

Measure Word

一颗流星 kē

Meanings

1 meteor
2 shooting star

Characters

Examples

昨晚我看到了一颗流星。

Zuówǎn wǒ kàn dào le yì kē liúxīng.

I saw a shooting star last night.

流星雨是很壮观的自然现象。

Liúxīngyǔ shì hěn zhuàngguān de zìrán xiànxiàng.

A meteor shower is a spectacular natural phenomenon.

Tips

memory

流 (to flow) + 星 (star) = a star that flows across the sky.

Stroke Order

流 liú

星 xīng