- 陨石 yǔnshí meteoritea piece of rock or metal from space that has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon; aerolite
- 陨落 yǔnluò to fall downto fall from the sky; to crash down, used specifically for celestial bodies or objects at high altitude
- 陨星 yǔnxīng meteoriteA meteor or falling star that enters the earth's atmosphere; specifically the remains that reach the ground without being completely burned up.
- 陨石雨 yǔnshíyǔ meteorite showerA natural phenomenon where a meteorite breaks apart in the atmosphere and falls to the ground in many pieces
- 陨石坑 yǔnshíkēng meteorite cratera crater formed by the impact of a meteorite
- 陨铁 yǔntiě meteoric ironthe remains of a meteorite that consists primarily of iron; siderite
- 陨灭 yǔnmiè to fall and burn upTo fall from a great height or outer space and be destroyed or burn up, such as a meteor entering the atmosphere
- 铁陨石 tiěyǔnshí iron meteoritea meteorite consisting mainly of iron and nickel; also known as a siderolite
- 球粒陨石 qiúlìyǔnshí chondritechondrite; a type of stony meteorite that has not been modified by melting or differentiation of the parent body
- 陨命 yǔnmìng to perishto die or lose one's life; typically used in written or formal contexts
- 陨坑 yǔnkēng meteorite cratercrater formed by the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body
- 陨坠 yǔnzhuì to fallto fall or drop from a great height
- 陨涕 yǔntì to shed tearsto weep or have tears fall from one's eyes; literary way to describe crying
- 陨越 yǔnyuè to fail in one's duty(literary) to fall into error; to fail to fulfill one's duties
- 陨首 yǔnshǒu to give one's lifeto offer one's life in sacrifice; to die for a cause
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH