Apple (company)Píngguǒ苹果to file a lawsuit / to sueqǐsù起诉OpenAI (AI company)OpenAIOpenAI，to accuse / to chargezhǐkòng指控it / the company (formal)qí其to steal / to misappropriateqièqǔ窃取hardwareyìngjiàn硬件trade secrets / confidential business informationshāngyè jīmì商业机密。
Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
to file a lawsuit / to sue
qǐsù
起诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to accuse / to charge
zhǐkòng
指控
it / the company (formal)
qí
其
to steal / to misappropriate
qièqǔ
窃取
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
trade secrets / confidential business information
shāngyè jīmì
商业机密
Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
July 10th
qīyuè shí rì
七月十日
against
duì
对
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to file / to bring (a lawsuit)
tíqǐ
提起
federal
liánbāng
联邦
lawsuit / legal proceedings
sùsòng
诉讼
to accuse / to charge
zhǐkòng
指控
the latter / the other party
hòuzhě
后者
through / by means of
tōngguò
通过
to recruit / to hire
zhāomù
招募
former
qián
前
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
systematically / in a systematic manner
xìtǒngxìng
系统性
to steal / to misappropriate
qièqǔ
窃取
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
trade secrets
shāngyè jīmì
商业机密
according to reports / it is learned that
jù xī
据悉
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
to require / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
job interview
miànshì
面试
candidates / applicants
hòuxuǎnrén
候选人
to bring / to carry
xiédài
携带
confidential / classified
jīmì
机密
documents / files
wénjiàn
文件
and
hé
和
physical objects / actual items
shíwù
实物
parts / components
língjiàn
零件
to conduct / to carry out
jìnxíng
进行
display / show-and-tell demonstration
zhǎnshì
展示
July 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
July 10th
qīyuè shí rì
七月十日
in / at
zài
在
the United States
Měiguó
美国
California
Jiāzhōu
加州
federal
liánbāng
联邦
court / courthouse
fǎyuàn
法院
against
duì
对
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to file / to initiate (a lawsuit)
tíqǐ
提起
lawsuit / legal proceedings
sùsòng
诉讼
to accuse / to charge
zhǐkòng
指控
it / the company (formal pronoun)
qí
其
systematically / in a systematic manner
xìtǒngxìng
系统性
to steal / to misappropriate
qièqǔ
窃取
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
trade secrets / confidential business information
shāngyè jīmì
商业机密
legal complaint / filing
sùzhuàng
诉状
to claim / to allege
shēngchēng
声称
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
at / across
zài
在
every / each and every
gège
各个
level / tier
céngjí
层级
to recruit / to hire
zhāomù
招募
former
qián
前
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
and / moreover
bìng
并
to require / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
them
tāmen
他们
during / at
zài
在
job interview
miànshì
面试
when / at the time of
shí
时
to bring / to carry
xiédài
携带
confidential / classified
jīmì
机密
documents / files
wénjiàn
文件
and
hé
和
physical objects / actual items
shíwù
实物
parts / components
língjiàn
零件
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
Chief Hardware Officer
shǒuxí yìngjiàn guān
首席硬件官
Tang Tan (former Apple VP, now OpenAI hardware chief)
Táng Tán
唐谭
formerly served as / previously held the post of
céng rèn
曾任
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
Vice President
fù zǒngcái
副总裁
passive marker
bèi
被
accused / charged
zhǐkòng
指控
in / during
zài
在
interviews / job interviews
miànshì
面试
in / within
zhōng
中
to demand / to require
yāoqiú
要求
job candidates / applicants
hòuxuǎnrén
候选人
to share / to disclose
fēnxiǎng
分享
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
internal / inside
nèibù
内部
secret / classified
jīmì
机密
information / data
xìnxī
信息
another / one other (person)
lìng yī míng
另一名
former
qián
前
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
engineer
gōngchéngshī
工程师
to leave the company / to resign
lí zhí
离职
after / following
hòu
后
did not / failed to (formal negative)
wèi
未
to return / to give back
guīhuán
归还
company
gōngsī
公司
laptop computer / notebook computer
bǐjìběn diànnǎo
笔记本电脑
and / moreover
bìng
并
from it / from the device
cóng zhōng
从中
to download
xiàzài
下载
aspect marker (completed action)
le
了
large quantities of / numerous
dàliàng
大量
confidential / classified
jīmì
机密
technical / technology
jìshù
技术
documents / files
wénjiàn
文件
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
once / previously
céng
曾
in / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
the year 2024
2024 nián
2024年
to establish / to form
jiànlì
建立
a partnership / a cooperative relationship
hézuò guānxi
合作关系
to put / indicating action on an object
jiāng
将
ChatGPT (OpenAI conversational AI)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
to integrate / to incorporate
zhěnghé
整合
into
jìn
进
iPhone (Apple smartphone)
iPhone
iPhone
operating system
cāozuò xìtǒng
操作系统
as / along with / following
suízhe
随着
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
at a price of / for
yǐ
以
$6.4 billion US dollars
64 yì měiyuán
64亿美元
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
former
qián
前
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
Chief Design Officer / head of design
shèjì zǒngjiān
设计总监
Jony Ive (former Apple design chief)
Qiáoní Àifū
乔尼·艾夫
possessive particle
de
的
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
IO Products (Jony Ive hardware startup)
IO Products
IO Products
and / also
bìng
并
to enter / to move into (a market)
jìnjūn
进军
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
market / industry
shìchǎng
市场
the two / both (companies)
liǎng jiā
两家
companies
gōngsī
公司
relationship / relations
guānxi
关系
sharply / dramatically
jíjù
急剧
to deteriorate / to worsen
èhuà
恶化
this case / the lawsuit
cǐ àn
此案
passive marker
bèi
被
the industry / industry circles
yèjiè
业界
to regard as / to consider as
shì wéi
视为
in recent years / over the past few years
jìn nián lái
近年来
technology / tech
kējì
科技
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
most / the most
zuì
最
to have / possessing
jù
具
influence / impact
yǐngxiǎnglì
影响力
attributive particle
de
的
intellectual property
zhīshi chǎnquán
知识产权
dispute / conflict
jiūfēn
纠纷
one of / among the most
zhī yī
之一
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