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陨石

yǔn shí · yun shi

Traditional 隕石

HSK 7–9Measure words: 块 kuài, 颗 kē

Meaning

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  1. meteorite
  2. aerolite
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A rock from the sky

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，博物馆里(bówùguǎnlǐ)有(yǒu)一块(yīkuài)陨石(yǔnshí)！

    Look, there is a meteorite in the museum!

  2. Liangliang

    陨石(yǔnshí)？它(tā)是(shì)从(cóng)哪儿(nǎr)来(lái)的(de)？

    A meteorite? Where did it come from?

  3. Dengdeng

    从(cóng)天上(tiānshàng)掉下来(diàoxiàlái)的(de)。

    It fell from the sky.

  4. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？它(tā)看起来(kànqǐlai)像(xiàng)普通(pǔtōng)的(de)石头(shítou)。

    Really? It looks like an ordinary stone.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)摸摸(mōmō)，它(tā)比(bǐ)普通(pǔtōng)石头(shítou)重(zhòng)多了(duōle)。

    Touch it. It is much heavier than an ordinary stone.

  6. Liangliang

    咦(yí)？旁边(pángbiān)写着(xiězhe)，请(qǐng)不要(bùyào)摸(mō)！

    Huh? It says here: please don't touch!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)在(zài)沙(shā)漠(mò)里(lǐ)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)一(yí)块(kuài)巨(jù)大(dà)的(de)陨(yǔn)石(shí)。

Scientists discovered a huge meteorite in the desert.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)陨(yǔn)石(shí)落(luò)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)，砸(zá)出(chū)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)坑(kēng)。

This meteorite fell to the ground and made a big crater.

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