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·HSK 2May 13

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
，
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
750 percent
750%
750%
。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

significantly / sharply

to set (a record)

new high / record high

mainly / primarily

AI (artificial intelligence)

cúnchú xīnpiàn

driven by / spurred by

HSK 4May 13

SK Hynix (South Korean chip company)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
operating profit
yíngyè lìrùn
营业利润
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
fivefold
wǔ bèi
五倍
，
profit margin
lìrùn lǜ
利润率
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
。

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

cúnchú xīnpiàn

driven by / propelled by

giant / major player

SK Hynix (South Korean chip company)

operating profit

yíngyè lìrùn

operating profit margin

yíngyè lìrùn lǜ

营业利润率

as high as / reaching

to set (a record)

HSK 5May 12

US-Iran ceasefire
Měi Yī tínghuǒ
美伊停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be mired in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / stalemate
jiāngjú
僵局
，
international oil prices
guójì yóujià
国际油价
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng 100 měiyuán
每桶100美元
。

as / along with

US-Iran ceasefire

Měi Yī tínghuǒ

to fall into / to be mired in

deadlock / stalemate

international oil prices

guójì yóujià

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí èr rì

五月十二日

to climb to / to surge to

pānshēng zhì

$101 per barrel

měi tǒng 101 měiyuán

每桶101美元

to set (a record) / to reach (a new level)

a new four-year high

sì nián xīn gāo

HSK 3May 12

the United States
Měiguó
美国
April
sì yuè
四月
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
is expected to
yùjì
预计
to rise to / to climb to
shēng zhì
升至
3.7 percent
3.7%
3.7%
，
energy prices
néngyuán jiàgé
能源价格
is / are
shì
是
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force / key factor
tuīshǒu
推手
。

the United States

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Láogōng Tǒngjìjú

劳工统计局

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí èr rì

五月十二日

to release / to publish

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

xiāofèizhě jiàgé zhǐshù

消费者价格指数

jīngjìxuéjiā

to forecast / to predict

annual inflation rate

nián tōngzhàng lǜ

will reach / will hit

HSK 3May 12

China
Zhōngguó
中国
May Day / Labor Day holiday
Wǔ Yī
五一
holiday period
jiàqī
假期
domestic
guónèi
国内
travel / trips
chūxíng
出行
reached
dá
达
325 million
3.25 yì
3.25亿
person-trips
rén cì
人次
。

May Day / Labor Day

spending / consumption

185.49 billion yuan

1854.9 yì yuán

HSK 4May 12

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
to raise to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元
。

Meta (social media company)

earnings report

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

capital expenditure

zīběn zhīchū

shàng tiáo zhì

1450 yì měiyuán

despite / although

large-scale / high-value

worried / concerned

causing / leading to

to fall / to drop

HSK 5May 12

United States
Měiguó
美国
Court of International Trade
màoyì fǎyuàn
贸易法院
to rule / to adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
10 percent
10%
10%
global
quánqiú
全球
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
illegal / unlawful
wéifǎ
违法
。

US Court of International Trade

Měiguó guójì màoyì fǎyuàn

美国国际贸易法院

to rule / adjudicate

administration / government

imposed / enacted

HSK 2May 9

the United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall to / to drop to
diézhì
跌至
historical
lìshǐ
历史
lowest
zuìdī
最低
。

the United States

University of Michigan

Mìxiēgēn Dàxué

密歇根大学

to fall to / to drop to

to set (a record)

oil / fuel prices

HSK 5May 9

China
Zhōngguó
中国
starting from / since
zì
自
from May onwards
5 yuè qǐ
5月起
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
industrial
gōngyè
工业
sulphuric acid
liúsuān
硫酸
exports
chūkǒu
出口
，
global
quánqiú
全球
supply
gōngyìng
供应
under pressure / strained
shòu yā
受压
。

starting from / since

2026 nián 5 yuè

starting from / onwards

formally / officially

to ban / to prohibit

expected to / forecast to

gōngyìngliàn

to cause / to result in

significant / major

HSK 3May 9

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD
AMD
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
38 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíbā
38%
，
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
business results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to hit a new record high
chuàng xīngāo
创新高
。

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)

to announce / to publish

financial results / earnings report

to reach / to amount to

103 yì měiyuán

to grow / to increase

bǎifēnzhī sānshíbā