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·HSK 4April 3

United States
Měiguó
美国
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
continuing
chíxù
持续
increasing pressure
jiāyā
加压
，
multinational companies
kuàguó qǐyè
跨国企业
accelerating
jiāsù
加速
toward
xiàng
向
Southeast Asia
Dōngnán Yà
东南亚
to shift / relocate
zhuǎnyí
转移
production
shēngchǎn
生产
。

increasing pressure

to drive / push

multinational companies

kuàguó qǐyè

production line

shēngchǎn xiàn

and others / etc.

fēnxī rénshì

labor shortages

láodòng lì duǎnquē

劳动力短缺

infrastructure shortfalls

jīchǔ shèshī bùzú

基础设施不足

structural particle

supply chain restructuring

gōngyìng liàn chóngzǔ

供应链重组

in the short term

reverse / turn around

HSK 2April 3

Stellantis (automaker)
Stellantis
斯特兰蒂斯
because of / due to
yīn
因
tariff / import duty
guānshuì
关税
temporary / provisional
línshí
临时
to lay off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
900 (people)
jiǔbǎi míng
九百名
US / American
Měiguó
美国
factory worker / laborer
gōngrén
工人
。

the United States

car / automobile

company / corporation

Stellantis (automaker)

斯特兰蒂斯

to announce / to declare

because of / due to

tariff / import duty

factory worker / laborer

temporary / provisional

to stop work / work stoppage

(possessive particle)

factory / plant

temporarily / for the time being

to shut down / to close

(completion particle)

HSK 2April 3

gold
huángjīn
黄金
price
jiàgé
价格
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
，
per / each
měi
每
ounce
àng sī
盎司
to exceed / over
chāo
超
$5,200
wǔ qiān èr bǎi měiyuán
五千二百美元
。

tariff / customs duty

after / following

global / worldwide

to fall sharply

to set (a record)

all-time record high

lìshǐ xīngāo

in large amounts

to buy / to purchase

HSK 4April 3

United States
Měiguó
美国
a new round of
xīn yī lún
新一轮
reciprocal tariffs
duìděng guānshuì
对等关税
to take effect
shēngxiào
生效
，
Japan and South Korea
Rì-Hán
日韩
and other countries
děng guó
等国
leaders
lǐngdǎorén
领导人
to express
biǎodá
表达
deep concern
yánzhòng guānqiè
严重关切
。

reciprocal tariffs

duìděng guānshuì

and other countries

one after another

yánzhòng guānqiè

to fall / to drop

acting president

dàilǐ zǒngtǒng

failing to obtain

HSK 6April 3

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
reciprocal / equivalent
duìděng
对等
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
，
US stocks
Měigǔ
美股
to suffer / to encounter
zāoyù
遭遇
COVID-19
xīnguān
新冠
since
yǐlái
以来
largest / biggest
zuìdà
最大
single-day
dānjì
单日
sharp plunge / crash
bàodiē
暴跌
。

on (a date) / at

sìyuè èr rì

toward / against

to levy / to impose

the following day

cliff-like / precipitous

to fall / to drop

to plunge sharply

more than / over

yī qiān liù bǎi diǎn

一千六百点

Biāopǔ Wǔbǎi

to set / to reach

COVID-19 pandemic

xīnguān yìqíng

HSK 4April 3

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to put forward / to submit
tíchū
提出
$1.5 trillion
yī diǎn wǔ wàn yì měiyuán
1.5万亿美元
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
defense budget
guófáng yùsuàn
国防预算
request / application
shēnqǐng
申请
。

to put forward / to submit

fiscal year 2027

èr líng èr qī cáinián

guófáng yùsuàn

request / application

reaching / amounting to

yī diǎn wǔ wàn yì měiyuán

1.5万亿美元

to set a new record

historical record

priority / key item

Golden Dome missile defense system

huángjīn qióngdǐng

missile defense system

dǎodàn fángyù xìtǒng

导弹防御系统

new-type / advanced

HSK 2April 3

United States
Měiguó
美国
March
sānyuè
三月
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
jobs / employment
jiùyè
就业
178,000 jobs
shí qī diǎn bā wàn gè
17.8万个
，
unemployment rate
shīyèlǜ
失业率
to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
4.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sān
4.3%
。

shí qī diǎn bā wàn gè

unemployment rate

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sān

industry / sector

HSK 4April 3

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
toward
duì
对
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
yī bǎi yì měiyuán
100亿美元
，
to deepen
shēnhuà
深化
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
and
yǔ
与
cybersecurity
wǎngluò ānquán
网络安全
cooperation
hézuò
合作
。

fù dǒngshìzhǎng

Brad Smith (Microsoft President)

Bùlādé Shǐmìsī

布拉德·史密斯

sì yuè sān rì

èr líng èr liù nián

èr líng èr jiǔ nián

yī bǎi yì měiyuán

to expand / build out

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

more than one million

(measure word for persons)

gōngchéngshī

HSK 6April 3

Japan
Rìběn
日本
Daifuku (Japanese company)
Dàfú
大福
to complete
wánchéng
完成
new
xīn
新
clean room
jiéjìng shì
洁净室
construction expansion
kuòjiàn
扩建
，
in order to
yǐ
以
to meet / to satisfy
mǎnzú
满足
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
。

equipment maker

Daifuku (Japanese company)

sì yuè sān rì

production line

shēngchǎn xiàn

production capacity

to address / to cope with

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

surge / sharp increase

brought about by

HSK 3April 3

Liberation Day (tariff announcement)
Jiěfàng rì
解放日
tariff
guānshuì
关税
one-year anniversary
yī zhōu nián
一周年
，
investor
tóuzī zhě
投资者
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to regard / to reassess
kàndài
看待
United States
Měiguó
美国
assets
zīchǎn
资产
。

one-year anniversary

yī zhōu nián

global / worldwide

to regard / to reassess

to fall / to drop

(completion particle)

funds / capital

to flow to / to move towards

and other / etc.