| 流星 | liú xīng | meteor / shooting star / meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星錘|流星锤[liu2 xing1 chui2]) |   |
| 划过 | huá guò | (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky) / (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky) | |
| 星火 | xīng huǒ | spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]) | |
| 划破 | huá pò | to cut open / to rip / to streak across (lightning, meteor etc) / to pierce (scream, searchlight etc) | |
| 流星雨 | liú xīng yǔ | meteor shower | |
| 星流电击 | xīng liú diàn jī | meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs | |
| 星流霆击 | xīng liú tíng jī | meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom) / omens of violent development / portentous signs | |
| 流星赶月 | liú xīng gǎn yuè | lit. a meteor catching up with the moon / swift action (idiom) | |
| 流星锤 | liú xīng chuí | meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) | |
| 猎户座流星雨 | liè hù zuò liú xīng yǔ | Orionids / Orionid meteor shower | |
