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·HSK 4April 28

Bank of Japan
Rìběn Yínháng
日本银行
in / at
zài
在
April
4 yuè
4月
meeting
huìyì
会议
at
shàng
上
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
，
to wait / pending
děngdài
等待
to assess
pínggū
评估
Middle East
zhōngdōng
中东
situation
júshì
局势
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。

Rìběn Yínháng

4 yuè 27 rì zhì 28 rì

4月27日至28日

(structural particle)

monetary policy

huòbì zhèngcè

benchmark interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

bǎifēnzhī 0.75

in order to observe / to monitor

the Middle East

(structural particle)

HSK 3April 28

Verizon
Wēiruìsēn
威瑞森
first quarter (Q1)
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations
yùqī
预期
，
in 13 years
shísān nián lái
十三年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
in
zài
在
spring / first quarter
chūnjì
春季
to add / to gain
xīnzēng
新增
paying subscribers
fùfèi yònghù
付费用户
。

to announce / to release

first quarter (Q1)

financial results

tiáozhěng hòu

earnings per share (EPS)

měi gǔ shōuyì

to beat / to exceed

to record / to post

fùfèi shǒujī

net subscriber gains

jìng yònghù zēngzhǎng

净用户增长

HSK 2April 27

April / the month of April
4 yuè
4月
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
stock / shares
gǔpiào
股票
to surge / sharp rise
dà zhǎng
大涨
，
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
ETF [exchange-traded fund]
ETF
ETF
within the month
yuè nèi
月内
growth / rate of increase
zhǎngfú
涨幅
to exceed / over
chāoguò
超过
forty percent
40%
40%
。

the month of April

the United States / American

to experience / to see

strong / robust

rise / increase in value

industry / sector

ETF [exchange-traded fund]

within the month

growth / rate of increase

to exceed / over

Nasdaq [stock exchange]

index / market index

to set a new / to establish a record

all-time high / record high

lìshǐ xīn gāo

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

construction / development

robust / strong

this / this time

rise / increase

[structural particle]

HSK 2April 27

technology
kējì
科技
giants / major players
jùtóu
巨头
this week
běnzhōu
本周
all at once / concentrated
jízhōng
集中
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
quarterly earnings report
jìbào
季报
，
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
and
hé
和
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
will (do something) on
jiāng yú
将于
April 29
sìyuè èrshíjiǔ rì
四月二十九日
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
earnings / financial results
yèjì
业绩
。

Meta (social media company)

will on (a specific date)

sìyuè èrshíjiǔ rì

四月二十九日

on the same day

to release / to publish

financial report / earnings report

to hope / to want

to see / to witness

(possessive particle)

AI (artificial intelligence)

to begin / to start

to bring / to generate

revenue / income

HSK 5April 26

IBM (technology company)
IBM
IBM
first quarter (Q1)
yī jìdù
一季度
revenue / sales
yíngshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to become
chéngwéi
成为
key / critical
guānjiàn
关键
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
engine / driver
yǐnqíng
引擎
。

IBM (technology company)

to announce / to publish

first quarter (Q1)

financial report / earnings

revenue / sales

to reach / to achieve

$15.9 billion US dollars

159 yì měiyuán

to grow / growth

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecast

HSK 5April 26

Warner Bros Discovery
Huánà Xiōngdì Tànyǎo Gōngsī
华纳兄弟探索公司
shareholders
gǔdōng
股东
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
with (formal)
yǔ
与
Paramount
Pàilāméng
派拉蒙
structural particle
de
的
merger
hébìng
合并
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Warner Bros Discovery

Huánà Xiōngdì Tànyǎo Gōngsī

华纳兄弟探索公司

on / at (formal)

sì yuè èrshísān rì

四月二十三日

completion particle

Paramount Skydance

Pàilāméng-Tiānkōng Chuánméi

派拉蒙-天空传媒

structural particle

deal / transaction

enterprise value

qǐyè jiàzhí

to reach / to amount to

yīqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán

一千一百亿美元

regulatory body

jiānguǎn jīgòu

approval / clearance

HSK 2April 26

Nvidia (chip company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$5 trillion
wǔ wànyì měiyuán
五万亿美元
。

chip / semiconductor

structural particle

stock price / share price

sì yuè èrshísì rì

四月二十四日

to set a record

lìshǐ xīn gāo

market capitalization

to break through

wǔ wànyì měiyuán

五万亿美元

global / worldwide

structural particle

HSK 3April 25

Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
significantly / by a large margin
dà fú
大幅
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
capital expenditure / capex
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
budget
yùsuàn
预算
。

Tesla (electric vehicle company)

(verb marker for future action)

capital expenditure / capex

zīběn zhīchū

to raise to / to increase to

more than / exceeding

250 yì měiyuán

approximately / roughly

(structural particle)

three times / triple

mainly / primarily

autonomous driving / self-driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

rénxíng jīqìrén

人形机器人

robotaxi / driverless taxi

wúrén chūzū chē

无人出租车

(structural particle)

research and development / R&D

HSK 6April 25

International Monetary Fund / IMF
guójì huòbì jījīn zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
to lower (verb marker for action)
jiāng
将
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēng zhǎng
增长
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
to downgrade / to lower
xià tiáo
下调
to / down to
zhì
至
3.1 percent
3.1%
3.1%
，
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to be listed as / designated as
liè wéi
列为
primary / top
shǒuyào
首要
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。

International Monetary Fund / IMF

guójì huòbì jījīn zǔzhī

国际货币基金组织

2026 nián sì yuè

World Economic Outlook (IMF report)

shìjiè jīngjì zhǎnwàng

《世界经济展望》

(verb marker for action)

for the current year / this year

global / worldwide

economy / economic

forecast / expectation

to downgrade / to lower

ongoing / continuing

(structural particle)

wǔzhuāng chōngtū

to designate / to identify as

to drag down / to weigh on

global / worldwide

(structural particle)

HSK 4April 25

Intel (US chipmaker)
yīngtèěr
英特尔
quarterly earnings report
jì bào
季报
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
stock price / share price
gǔ jià
股价
to set (a record) / to establish
chuàng
创
37 years
sānshíqī nián
37年
largest / biggest
zuì dà
最大
single-day
dān rì
单日
price gain / increase
zhǎng fú
涨幅
。

Intel (US chipmaker)

to announce / to release

first quarter of 2026

2026 nián dì yī jì dù

2026年第一季度

revenue / sales

136 yì měiyuán

adjusted / after adjustment

tiáozhěng hòu

earnings per share / EPS

měi gǔ shōuyì

both / all equally

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecasts

stock price / share price

on that day / same day

to surge / to jump sharply

bǎifēnzhī èrshísì

to set (a record)

1987 nián yǐlái

largest / biggest

price gain / increase