火球 (huǒ qiú) — fireball (a ball of fire, often from an explosion or magical effect); meteor (a bright streak of light in the sky from a space object)

Definition

Examples

• 夜空中出现了一个巨大的火球。
  Yè kōng zhōng chū xiàn le yí gè jù dà de huǒ qiú.
  A huge fireball appeared in the night sky.
• 游戏里他放了一个火球攻击敌人。
  Yóu xì lǐ tā fàng le yí gè huǒ qiú gōng jī dí rén.
  In the game, he cast a fireball to attack the enemy.
• 流星看起来就像一颗火球。
  Liú xīng kàn qǐ lái jiù xiàng yì kē huǒ qiú.
  A shooting star looks just like a fireball.

Origin