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BYD
Bǐyǎdí
比亚迪
year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
二零二四年
sales
xiāoliàng
销量
broke through
tūpò
突破
4 million vehicles
sì bǎi wàn liàng
四百万辆
set
chuàng
创
all-time record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录

BYD
Bǐyǎdí
比亚迪
year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
二零二四年
in total
gòng
共
sold
shòuchū
售出
approximately
yuē
约
4.27 million units
sì bǎi èr shí qī wàn liàng
四百二十七万辆
new energy
xīn néng yuán
新能源
vehicles
qìchē
汽车
，
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
over
yú
逾
40 percent
sì chéng
四成
，
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
broke through
tūpò
突破
4 million units
sì bǎi wàn liàng
四百万辆
milestone
dàguān
大关
。

January 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM

year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
二零二四年
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
new energy
xīn néng yuán
新能源
automobile
qìchē
汽车
company
qǐyè
企业
BYD
Bǐyǎdí
比亚迪
in total
gòng
共
sold
shòuchū
售出
approximately
yuē
约
4.27 million
sì bǎi èr shí qī wàn
四百二十七万
(vehicle counter)
liàng
辆
new energy
xīn néng yuán
新能源
automobiles
qìchē
汽车
，
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
approximately
yuē
约
41 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sì shí yī
百分之四十一
，
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
broke through
tūpò
突破
4 million vehicles
sì bǎi wàn liàng
四百万辆
milestone
dàguān
大关
。
of which
qízhōng
其中
，
pure electric
chún diàndòng
纯电动
vehicles
qìchē
汽车
sales volume
xiāoliàng
销量
approximately
yuē
约
1.76 million units
yī bǎi qī shí liù wàn liàng
一百七十六万辆
，
plug-in
chā diàn shì
插电式
hybrid
hùnhé dònglì
混合动力
vehicles
qìchē
汽车
sales
xiāoliàng
销量
approximately
yuē
约
2.49 million units
èr bǎi sì shí jiǔ wàn liàng
二百四十九万辆
，
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth rate
zēngfú
增幅
exceeded
yú
逾
70 percent
qī chéng
七成
。
in
zài
在
pure electric
chún diàndòng
纯电动
vehicles
qìchē
汽车
deliveries
jiāofù liàng
交付量
(regarding)
shàng
上
，
Tesla
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
full year
quánnián
全年
approximately
yuē
约
1.79 million units
yī bǎi qī shí jiǔ wàn liàng
一百七十九万辆
，
still
réng
仍
ranked
jū
居
global
quánqiú
全球
number one
dì yī
第一
，
but
dàn
但
BYD
Bǐyǎdí
比亚迪
pure EV
chún diàndòng
纯电动
production
chǎnliàng
产量
already
yǐ
已
slightly exceeded
lüè chāo
略超
Tesla
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
。
BYD
Bǐyǎdí
比亚迪
stated
biǎoshì
表示
will
jiāng
将
accelerate
jiākuài
加快
overseas
hǎiwài
海外
expansion
bùjú
布局
，
in
zài
在
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
、
Southeast Asia
Dōngnányà
东南亚
and other
děng
等
regions
dìqū
地区
advance
tuījìn
推进
localized
běndìhuà
本地化
production
shēngchǎn
生产
。
this
cǐ cì
此次
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
(particle)
de
的
sales
xiāoliàng
销量
performance
biǎoxiàn
表现
marks
biāozhìzhe
标志着
China
Zhōngguó
中国
new energy
xīn néng yuán
新能源
vehicle
qìchē
汽车
industry
chǎnyè
产业
competitiveness
jìngzhēnglì
竞争力
(particle)
de
的
across-the-board
quánmiàn
全面
improvement
tíshēng
提升
。

New Words

jìshù
技术
technology
gōngsī
公司
company
shìchǎng
市场
market
fāzhǎn
发展
develop
tóuzī
投资
investment
zēngzhǎng
增长
growth
yèwù
业务
business
chǎnpǐn
产品
product
fúwù
服务
service
yònghù
用户
users
píng tái
平台
platform
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation

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