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·HSK 2June 7

AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
music
yīnyuè
音乐
company
gōngsī
公司
Suno (AI music company)
Suno
Suno
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
$400 million
4 yì měiyuán
4亿美元
funding / investment
róngzī
融资
。

AI (artificial intelligence)

Suno (AI music startup)

4 yì měiyuán

to reach / to achieve

54 yì měiyuán

HSK 5June 7

year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
mergers and acquisitions
bìnggòu
并购
deal
jiāoyì
交易
activity
huódòng
活动
continued
chíxù
持续
recovery
fùsū
复苏
。

(possessive marker)

HSK 4June 7

BYD
bǐyàdí
比亚迪
surpass
chāoyuè
超越
Tesla
tèsīlā
特斯拉
become
chéng
成
global
quánqiú
全球
largest
zuìdà
最大
electric vehicle
diàndòng qìchē
电动汽车
seller
xiāoshòu shāng
销售商
。

electric vehicle

diàndòng qìchē

electric vehicle

diàndòng qìchē

xiāoshòu shāng

jìngjìng duìshǒu

HSK 5June 6

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to seek / to pursue
xúnqiú
寻求
with
yǔ
与
China
Zhōngguó
中国
regarding
jiù
就
trade
màoyì
贸易
issues / questions
wèntí
问题
to launch / to initiate
zhǎnkāi
展开
substantive / meaningful
shízhìxìng
实质性
dialogue / talks
duìhuà
对话
。

economic security

jīngjì ānquán

to state / to indicate

to hope / to wish

imbalance / asymmetry

shìchǎng zhùnrù

to launch / to initiate

meaningful / substantive

(modifier particle)

HSK 5June 4

SoftBank (company name)
Ruanyin
软银
to announce
xuanbu
宣布
in / at
zai
在
France
Faguo
法国
to invest
touzi
投资
75 billion euros
750 yi ouyuan
750亿欧元
to build / to construct
jianshe
建设
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
data center
shuju zhongxin
数据中心
。

SoftBank (company name)

group / conglomerate

to build / to construct

reaching / up to

(possessive/modifier particle)

artificial intelligence

total investment

up to / maximum

75 billion euros

HSK 3June 4

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
Shenshu Qiusuo
深度求索
for the first time
shoucı
首次
to raise funds / funding round
rongzi
融资
target / goal
mubiao
目标
valuation
guzhi
估值
up to / as high as
gaoda
高达
$59 billion
590 yi meiyuan
590亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

currently / in the process of

to carry out / to conduct

to raise funds / funding round

to raise / to collect

HSK 3June 3

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to launch / to kick off
qǐdòng
启动
roadshow (investor presentations)
lùyǎn
路演
，
plan
jìhuà
计划
June 12th
liùyuē shí-èr rì
六月十二日
on / at
zài
在
Nasdaq (stock exchange)
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
to go public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
。

SpaceX (rocket company)

liùyuē sì rì

to launch / kick off

initial public offering (IPO)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

to raise (funds)

750 yì měiyuán

as high as / reaching

1.75 wànyì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

in history / historically

(attributive particle)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

HSK 2June 3

S&P 500 index
Biāozhǔn Pǔěr wǔbǎi zhǐshù
标准普尔500指数
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
7,600 points
7600 diǎn
7600点
，
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
stocks / shares
gǔpiào
股票
to lead gains / to lead the rise
lǐng zhǎng
领涨
。

Biāozhǔn Pǔěr wǔbǎi zhǐshù

标准普尔500指数

liùyuē èr rì

for the first time

to close (market)

to set (a record)

HSK 5June 2

China
Zhōngguó
中国
outbound
duìwài
对外
investment
tóuzī
投资
new rules
xīnguī
新规

HSK 5June 2

Shanghai Stock Exchange
Shàng Jiāo Suǒ
上交所
to adjust / to revamp
tiáozhěng
调整
index / indices
zhǐshù
指数
weighting
quánzhòng
权重
，
tech stocks
kējìgǔ
科技股
proportion / share
zhànbǐ
占比
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to increase / to boost
tíshēng
提升
。

Shanghai Stock Exchange

Shànghǎi Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ

上海证券交易所

under its umbrella / affiliated

major / primary

adjustment / revision

significantly / substantially

to raise / to increase

chip / semiconductor

(possessive particle)