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·HSK 6April 19

ASML (Dutch semiconductor equipment company)
Āsīmài
阿斯麦
to announce; to publish
gōngbù
公布
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results; performance
yèjì
业绩
，
to raise; to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
full year; annual
quánnián
全年
revenue; income
shōurù
收入
guidance; forecast guidance
zhǐyǐn
指引
to; reaching
zhì
至
36 billion to 40 billion euros
360 yì zhì 400 yì Ōuyuán
360亿至400亿欧元
。

the Netherlands

semiconductor chip

equipment; apparatus

giant; major player

ASML (Dutch semiconductor equipment company)

financial results

revenue; turnover

to reach; amounting to

8.8 billion euros

88 yì Ōuyuán

and; furthermore

guidance; forecast

raised to; revised upward to

shàngtiáo zhì

36 to 40 billion euros

360 yì zhì 400 yì Ōuyuán

360亿至400亿欧元

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

related to; associated with

semiconductor chip

continued; sustained

to climb; to rise steadily

to drive; to propel

results; performance

exceeding expectations; better than forecast

structural particle

driver; impetus

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
向
merchant vessel / cargo ship
shāngchuán
商船
to open fire / to fire on
kāihuǒ
开火
。

on / at (formal)

citing / on the grounds of

to lift / to remove

as the reason / citing

again / once more

closed / to close

the Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

military / armed forces

to cross / to pass through

structural particle

merchant vessels

opened fire / to fire on

immediately / promptly

sharply / dramatically

rebounded / surged

HSK 3April 18

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

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

situation / tensions

tense / strained

impact / influence

to obtain / to secure

273 million barrels

this move / this action

can provide / enough for

(structural particle)

security / guarantee

HSK 2April 18

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
因
memory chip
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

Meta (tech company)

sì yuè shíjiǔ rì

to raise / to increase

Quest (VR headset brand)

(structural particle)

chip / semiconductor

significantly / by a large margin

to rise / to go up

with / related to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

(structural particle)

development / growth

HSK 4April 18

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
yú
逾
10 percent (one-tenth)
yī chéng
一成
。

Israel-Lebanon (abbreviation)

ceasefire agreement

tínghuǒ xiéyì

on (date marker)

immediately / right away

the Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

commercial vessel

fully / completely

Brent crude oil

Bùlúntè yuányóu

布伦特原油

bǎifēnzhī shíyī

approximately $89 per barrel

měi tǒng yuē 89 měiyuán

每桶约89美元

the United States

HSK 5April 17

Trump (US President Donald Trump)
Tè lǎng pǔ
特朗普
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
will / shall
jiāng
将
in / at (a time)
yú
于
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
的
position / post
zhíwù
职务
。

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

Trump (US President Donald Trump)

once again / for another time

to say / to state

Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)

to expire / to come to an end

after / following

on one own initiative / voluntarily

to leave office / to resign

in / at (a time)

to subject him to

removal from office

Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)

structural particle

the Federal Reserve

chair / chairman

in / at (a time)

wǔ yuè shíwǔ rì

五月十五日

to expire / to come to an end

the Federal Reserve

board member / governor

status / identity

to continue / to extend

2028 nián yī yuè

HSK 3April 17

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

autonomous driving / self-driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

startup company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Wayve (self-driving AI startup)

to announce / to declare

to close / to complete

liùqiān wàn měiyuán

六千万美元

financing / fundraising

investors / investing parties

including / comprising

AMD (semiconductor company)

Arm (chip architecture company)

Qualcomm (semiconductor company)

funds / capital

will / about to

to advance / to push forward

the company / said company

mapless / without HD maps

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

driving / to drive

technology / technique

(possessive/attributive particle)

deployment / to deploy

HSK 2April 16

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
创
15 years
shíwǔ nián
15年
best
zuìjiā
最佳
performance / results
yèjī
业绩
。

Bank of America

Měiguó Yínháng

to announce / to release

[completion marker]

results / performance

revenue / income

increased / grew

[completion marker]

bǎifēnzhī sānshí

HSK 4April 16

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

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

rose to / climbed to

one time / double

Sīkāndìnàwéiyà

斯堪的纳维亚

the month of April

reserves / stockpile

to maintain / to sustain

yuē shí tiān

HSK 4April 16

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

péishěn tuán

Live Nation (concert company)

under / subsidiary

(structural particle)

Ticketmaster (ticketing company)

yǎnchàng huì

to determine / to find

(passive marker)

to be overcharged

(completion marker)