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·HSK 2Just now

United States and Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
to come in / to arrive (news)
chuánlái
传来
，
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
May
5 yuè
5月
to drop sharply / to fall significantly
dàdiē
大跌
17 percent
17%
17%
。

because of / due to

United States and Iran

news / information

to fall / to decline

approximately / about

since (a point in time)

the largest / biggest

(possessive particle)

HSK 4today

Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
quarterly / fiscal quarter
jìdù
季度
revenue / earnings
yínɡshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
and / also
bìng
并
with
yǔ
与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Snowflake (cloud data company)

to announce / to release

to reach / to achieve

13.9 yì měiyuán

year-on-year / compared with the same period

to grow / growth

bǎifēnzhī sānshísān

at the same time / simultaneously

will / going to

within five years

to invest / to put into

60 yì měiyuán

HSK 2today

China
Zhōngguó
中国
April
sì yuè
四月
industrial / industry
gōngyè
工业
profit
lìrùn
利润
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
24.7 percent
24.7%
24.7%
。

more than two years

liǎng nián duō

(descriptive particle)

HSK 5today

Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
8,000 people
bā qiān rén
八千人
，
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
向
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
。

Meta (company name)

yú 5 yuè 20 rì

to reduce / to cut

bā qiān míng

employee / staff

accounting for approximately

total headcount

yuángōng zǒngshù

(possessive particle)

this time / this round

the largest in scale

guīmó zuì dà de

规模最大的

aimed at / intended to

will (future marker)

to reallocate / to redistribute

chóngxīn fēnpèi

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

HSK 5yesterday

JPMorgan Chase
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxínggōng
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
bank
yínháng
银行
may / possibly
huò
或
to spend / to invest
chīzī
斥资
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
acquisition / takeover
shōugòu
收购
。

Mógēn Dàtōng

CEO / chief executive officer

shǒuxí zhíxínggōng

首席执行官

one (measure word for events)

financial / finance

conference / meeting

to state / to indicate

the bank (formal reference)

possibly / potentially

to spend / to invest

up to / as much as

200 yì měiyuán

one (measure word for transactions)

acquisition / takeover

HSK 3yesterday

Samsung (company)
Sānxīng
三星
worker / employee
gōngrén
工人
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
salary / wages
xīnzī
薪资
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to avoid / to avert
bìmiǎn
避免
strike / work stoppage
bàgōng
罢工
。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

to pass / to approve

agreement / deal

to end / to conclude

completed action particle

lasting as long as

structural particle

labor-management

dispute / conflict

HSK 3yesterday

Nippon Paint (company name)
Rìběn Túliào
日本涂料
and / with
yǔ
与
Sherwin-Williams (company name)
Xuānwěi
宣伟
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to bid for an acquisition
jìnggòu
竞购
the Netherlands
Hélán
荷兰
paint / coating
túliào
涂料
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
AkzoNobel (company name)
Ākèsū Nuòbèiěr
阿克苏诺贝尔
。

Nippon Paint (company name)

Rìběn Túliào

paint / coating

Sherwin-Williams (company name)

to put forward / to propose

to acquire / acquisition

the Netherlands

AkzoNobel (company name)

Ākèsū Nuòbèiěr

阿克苏诺贝尔

structural particle

plan / proposal

HSK 2yesterday

China
Zhōngguó
中国
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
5 percent
5%
5%
。

official / government

to show / to indicate

to grow / growth

HSK 5yesterday

eurozone
Ōuyuánqū
欧元区
composite / comprehensive
zōnghé
综合
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall to / to drop to
diēzhì
跌至
31 months
31 gè yuè
31个月
new low
xīn dī
新低
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war / conflict
zhànzhēng
战争
to impact / shock
chōngjī
冲击
economy
jīngjì
经济
。

due to / affected by

impact / influence

composite / comprehensive

PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)

to drop to / to fall to

47.5 (below 50 indicates contraction)

to set (a record)

since / in the past

(possessive / modifier particle)

lowest / minimum

HSK 4last week

research / analytics firm
fēnxī jīgòu
分析机构
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
global
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
market
shìchǎng
市场
2026
2026 nián
2026年
will
jiāng
将
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one trillion US dollars
yī wànyì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。

IDC (International Data Corporation)

Guójì Shùjù Gōngsī

国际数据公司

driven by / due to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

to drive / to propel

1.29 wànyì měiyuán

1.29万亿美元

to grow / growth

HSK 4last week

NextEra Energy (US utility company)
NextEra
NextEra
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
using / for
yǐ
以
$67 billion
670 yì měiyuán
670亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Dominion Energy (US utility company)
Dominion
Dominion
，
to create / to set
chuàng
创
the United States
Měiguó
美国
in history / historically
shǐshàng
史上
the largest
zuìdà
最大
public utility
gōngyòng shìyè
公用事业
merger and acquisition
bìnggòu
并购
case / deal
àn
案
。

NextEra Energy (US utility company)

Dominion Energy (US utility company)

670 yì měiyuán

the United States

producer / supplier

shēngchǎnshāng

this time / this

merger and acquisition

the United States

structural particle

gōngyòng shìyè

transaction / deal