yǔn
陨
fall; fall from the sky; meteorite
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
fall from the sky; fall from a high place
formalCan refer to celestial bodies, objects falling from the air, or metaphorically for important people dying.
Nà那
kē颗
liú流
xīng星
yǔn陨
luò落
zài在
le了
xī西
běi北
shā沙
mò漠
zhōng中
。
That meteor fell in the northwest desert.
Yī一
kuài块
yǔn陨
shí石
cóng从
tài太
kōng空
yǔn陨
luò落
dào到
dì地
qiú球
biǎo表
miàn面
。
A meteorite fell to the Earth's surface from space.
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Mín民
guó国
chū初
nián年
，
yī一
wèi位
guó国
xué学
dà大
shī师
yǔn陨
luò落
zài在
le了
hán寒
dōng冬
。
A leading Chinese studies scholar passed away in the cold winter during the early years of the Republic of China.
Fēi飞
jī机
shī失
shì事
，
liǎng两
míng名
fēi飞
xíng行
yuán员
bù不
xìng幸
yǔn陨
luò落
zài在
le了
huāng荒
shān山
yě野
lǐng岭
。
The plane crashed, and the two pilots unfortunately died in the remote mountains.
Lǎo老
jiù旧
de的
wǎ瓦
piàn片
nián年
jiǔ久
shī失
xiū修
，
cóng从
wū屋
dǐng顶
yǔn陨
luò落
dào到
le了
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
。
Old, poorly maintained roof tiles fell into the courtyard.
noun
meteorite; fallen celestial stone
neutralUsed in fixed collocation with 石 to form 陨石, the standard term for meteorite.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zài在
nán南
jí极
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
kuài块
jù巨
dà大
de的
yǔn陨
shí石
。
Scientists discovered a huge meteorite in Antarctica.
Zhè这
kuài块
yǔn陨
shí石
huà化
yàn验
hòu后
zhèng证
shí实
lái来
zì自
huǒ火
xīng星
。
Tests confirmed this meteorite came from Mars.