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commerce
shāng yè
商业
·HSK 4April 18

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
again / once more
chóngxīn
重新
to close / to shut
guānbì
关闭
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
gunboat
pàotǐng
炮艇
toward / at
xiàng
merchant vessel / cargo ship
shāngchuán
商船
to open fire / to fire on
kāihuǒ
开火

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
on / at (formal)
April 18th
4 yuè 18 rì
4月18日
citing / on the grounds of
United States
Měiguó
美国
refusing to
jùjué
拒绝
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
port / harbor
gǎngkǒu
港口
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
as the reason / citing
wéi yóu
为由
again / once more
zàicì
再次
closed / to close
guānbì
关闭
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military / armed forces
jūnfāng
军方
gunboats
pàotǐng
炮艇
at / toward
xiàng
attempting to
shìtú
试图
to cross / to pass through
chuānyuè
穿越
structural particle
de
merchant vessels
shāngchuán
商船
opened fire / to fire on
kāiqiāng
开枪
oil prices
yóujià
油价
immediately / promptly
suíjí
随即
sharply / dramatically
jíjù
急剧
rebounded / surged
fǎntán
反弹

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
through / via
tōngguò
通过
alternative / substitute
tìdài
替代
route
lùxiàn
路线
to secure / to ensure
quèbǎo
确保
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
to bypass / to go around
rào kāi
绕开
Hormuz (strait)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡

affected by / due to
shòu
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
situation / tensions
júshì
局势
tense / strained
jǐnzhāng
紧张
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
already
through / via
tōngguò
通过
alternative
tìdài
替代
route
lùxiàn
路线
to obtain / to secure
huòdé
获得
273 million barrels
2.73 yì tǒng
2.73亿桶
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
this move / this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
can provide / enough for
kě wèi
可为
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
to provide
tígōng
提供
future
wèilái
未来
several months
shù yuè
数月
(structural particle)
de
energy
néngyuán
能源
security / guarantee
bǎozhàng
保障

Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise (a price)
shàngtiáo
上调
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
price
jiàgé
价格
because of / due to
yīn
memory chip
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨

the United States
Měiguó
美国
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
from
cóng
April 19
sì yuè shíjiǔ rì
4月19日
starting from
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
(structural particle)
de
price
jiàgé
价格
the company
gōngsī
公司
to say
shuō
this is
zhè shì
这是
because
yīnwèi
因为
memory chip
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to rise / to go up
shàngshēng
上升
with / related to
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
(structural particle)
de
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
development / growth
fāzhǎn
发展
related to
yǒuguān
有关

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to announce / declare
xuānbù
宣布
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
to be open / accessible
kāifàng
开放
international
guójì
国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to plunge sharply
bàodiē
暴跌
more than / exceeding
10 percent (one-tenth)
yī chéng
一成

Israel-Lebanon (abbreviation)
Yǐ Lí
以黎
ceasefire agreement
tínghuǒ xiéyì
停火协议
on (date marker)
April 17
4 yuè 17 rì
4月17日
to take effect
shēngxiào
生效
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
immediately / right away
suíjí
随即
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
toward / for
xiàng
commercial vessel
shāngchuán
商船
fully / completely
quánmiàn
全面
to open
kāifàng
开放
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
that same day
dāngrì
当日
to fall / drop
xiàdiē
下跌
11 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíyī
11%
to / reaching
zhì
approximately $89 per barrel
měi tǒng yuē 89 měiyuán
每桶约89美元
but / however
dàn
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to state
biǎoshì
表示
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
measures
cuòshī
措施
will still
réng jiāng
仍将
to continue
chíxù
持续

Trump (US President Donald Trump)
Tè lǎng pǔ
特朗普
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
will / shall
jiāng
in / at (a time)
May
wǔ yuè
五月
to remove from office
miǎnqù
免去
the US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián chǔ
美联储
chair / chairman
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)
Bào wēi ěr
鲍威尔
structural particle
de
position / post
zhíwù
职务

US President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump (US President Donald Trump)
Tè lǎng pǔ
特朗普
once again / for another time
zài dù
再度
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
to say / to state
chēng
if / should
ruò
Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)
Bào wēi ěr
鲍威尔
not
after
zài
chair
zhǔxí
主席
term of office
rènqī
任期
to expire / to come to an end
jiè mǎn
届满
after / following
hòu
on one own initiative / voluntarily
zhǔdòng
主动
to leave office / to resign
lízhí
离职
will / shall
jiāng
in / at (a time)
May
wǔ yuè
五月
to subject him to
jiāng qí
将其
removal from office
miǎnzhí
免职
Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)
Bào wēi ěr
鲍威尔
structural particle
de
the Federal Reserve
lián chǔ
联储
chair / chairman
zhǔxí
主席
term of office
rènqī
任期
will / shall
jiāng
in / at (a time)
May 15
wǔ yuè shíwǔ rì
五月十五日
to expire / to come to an end
jiè mǎn
届满
but / however
dàn
his / its
the Federal Reserve
lián chǔ
联储
board member / governor
wěiyuán
委员
status / identity
shēnfèn
身份
can / may
to continue / to extend
yánxù
延续
until / to
zhì
January 2028
2028 nián yī yuè
2028年一月

United Kingdom / British
Yīngguó
英国
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
$60 million
liùqiān wàn měiyuán
六千万美元
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
joint / combined
liánhé
联合
investment
tóuzī
投资

United Kingdom / British
Yīngguó
英国
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to close / to complete
wánchéng
完成
$60 million
liùqiān wàn měiyuán
六千万美元
financing / fundraising
róngzī
融资
investors / investing parties
tóuzī fāng
投资方
including / comprising
bāokuò
包括
AMD (semiconductor company)
AMD
AMD
Arm (chip architecture company)
Arm
Arm
and
Qualcomm (semiconductor company)
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
will / about to
jiāng
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
the company / said company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
mapless / without HD maps
wú dìtú
无地图
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
driving / to drive
jiàshǐ
驾驶
technology / technique
jìshù
技术
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
deployment / to deploy
bùshǔ
部署

Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
stock / equity
gǔpiào
股票
trading
jiāoyì
交易
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
30 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshí
30%
to set (a record)
chuàng
15 years
shíwǔ nián
15年
best
zuìjiā
最佳
performance / results
yèjī
业绩

Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
[completion marker]
le
2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
[particle]
de
results / performance
chéngjì
成绩
bank
yínháng
银行
[particle]
de
stock / equity
gǔpiào
股票
trading
jiāoyì
交易
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
increased / grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
[completion marker]
le
30 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshí
30%
is / was
shì
15 years
shíwǔ nián
15年
in...
lái
best
zuì hǎo
最好
[particle]
de
quarter
jìdù
季度

Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
crisis
wēijī
危机
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
aviation fuel / jet fuel
háng yóu
航油
shortage
duǎnquē
短缺
multiple / several
duō jiā
多家
airlines
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cancel
qǔxiāo
取消
flights
hángbān
航班

due to / because of
yóuyú
由于
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
aviation
hángkōng
航空
fuel
rányóu
燃油
price
jiàgé
价格
already
rose to / climbed to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
195 US dollars
195 měiyuán
195美元
compared to
last year
qùnián
去年
has doubled
fān le
翻了
one time / double
yī fān
一番
Scandinavian
Sīkāndìnàwéiyà
斯堪的纳维亚
aviation
hángkōng
航空
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cancel
qǔxiāo
取消
the month of April
4 yuèfèn
4月份
approximately
yuē
1,000
1000 gè
1000个
flights
hángbān
航班
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
multiple
duō gè
多个
major / main
zhǔyào
主要
airports
jīchǎng
机场
[particle]
de
fuel
rányóu
燃油
reserves / stockpile
chǔbèi
储备
barely enough
jǐn gòu
仅够
to maintain / to sustain
wéichí
维持
about ten days
yuē shí tiān
约十天

jury
péishěn tuán
陪审团
to rule / to determine
cáidìng
裁定
Live Nation (concert company)
Live Nation
Live Nation
and
Ticketmaster (ticketing company)
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
to constitute / to form
gòuchéng
构成
illegal
fēifǎ
非法
monopoly
lǒngduàn
垄断

United States
Měiguó
美国
jury
péishěn tuán
陪审团
on
April 15
4 yuè 15 rì
4月15日
to rule
cáidìng
裁定
Live Nation (concert company)
Live Nation
Live Nation
and
its
under / subsidiary
qí xià
旗下
(structural particle)
de
Ticketmaster (ticketing company)
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
illegally
fēifǎ
非法
monopolized
lǒngduàn
垄断
concert
yǎnchàng huì
演唱会
ticketing
piàowù
票务
market
shìchǎng
市场
and also
bìng
to determine / to find
rèndìng
认定
consumer
xiāofèizhě
消费者
per ticket
měi zhāng
每张
ticket
ménpiào
门票
(passive marker)
bèi
to be overcharged
duō shōu
多收
(completion marker)
le
$1.72
1.72 měiyuán
1.72美元

International Monetary Fund
Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
to lower (here: action marker)
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
forecast / projection
yùcè
预测
to lower / to downgrade
xiàtiáo
下调
to / reaching
zhì
3.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn yī
3.1%

International Monetary Fund
Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
in
zài
April 14
4 yuè 14 rì
4月14日
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
(structural particle)
de
World Economic Outlook (IMF report)
Shìjiè Jīngjì Zhǎnwàng
《世界经济展望》
report
bàogào
报告
in / within
zhōng
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
economic
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to downgrade
xiàtiáo
下调
to
zhì
3.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn yī
3.1%
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
war
zhànzhēng
战争
and
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
is (passive marker)
bèi
cited as / listed as
liè wéi
列为
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
cause / trigger
yòuyīn
诱因