陨落

隕落

yǔnluò

verb #27,008

Meanings

1 to fall from the sky
2 to crash down (of a meteor or celestial body)
3 to die; to fall (of a great person, literary)

Characters

to fall; to perish (of a meteor or person)

to fall; to drop; to land

Examples

一颗流星陨落在西伯利亚。

Yī kē liúxīng yǔnluò zài Xībólìyà.

A meteor fell in Siberia.

这位伟人的陨落令举国悲痛。

Zhè wèi wěirén de yǔnluò lìng jǔ guó bēitòng.

The passing of this great man plunged the whole nation into grief.

Tips

usage

陨落 is used literally for meteors and celestial bodies falling to earth, and figuratively (in elevated or journalistic language) for the death of a prominent or revered person.

Stroke Order

陨 yǔn

落 luò