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·HSK 6May 15

the United States
Měiguó
美国
April / the 4th month
4 yuè
4月
producer / manufacturer
shēngchǎnzhě
生产者
price
jiàgé
价格
index
zhǐshù
指数
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to soar / to surge dramatically
biāoshēng
飙升
6 percent
6%
6%
，
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
end of 2022
2022 nián dǐ
2022年底
since (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
largest / greatest
zuì dà
最大
increase / magnitude of rise
zhǎngfú
涨幅
。

the United States

April / the 4th month

Producer Price Index (PPI)

shēngchǎnzhě jiàgé zhǐshù

生产者价格指数

month-on-month / compared to the previous month

to rise / to increase

far exceeding / well above

expectation / forecast

HSK 3May 14

SpaceX (rocket and space company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to apply for / to file for
shēnqǐng
申请
to go public / stock market listing
shàngshì
上市
，
valuation / estimated value
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$1.75 trillion USD
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元
。

SpaceX (rocket and space company)

already / has (completed action marker)

confidentially / secretly

the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

证券交易委员会

to submit / to file

IPO / stock market listing

application / filing

to be / is (equal to)

$1.75 trillion USD

1.75 wànyì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

likely to / expected to

in history / historically

largest / greatest

possessive / structural particle

initial public offering (IPO)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

HSK 5May 14

the Senate / upper chamber of Congress
cānyìyuàn
参议院
by (a vote of) / with
yǐ
以
54 votes to 45 votes
54 piào duì 45 piào
54票对45票
to confirm / to approve
quèrèn
确认
Warsh (surname, Kevin Warsh)
Wòshí
沃什
to take up the post of / to serve as
chūrèn
出任
the Federal Reserve
Měilián chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
。

the United States

54 votes to 45 votes

54 piào duì 45 piào

to confirm / to approve

Kevin Warsh (nominee for Fed chair)

Kǎiwén Wòshí

to serve as / to hold the position of

the Federal Reserve

chairman / chair

this time / on this occasion

this / the said

position / post

in history / historically

partisan / political party

division / disagreement

greatest / largest

possessive / structural particle

one time / one instance

HSK 5May 13

copper price
tóngjià
铜价
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
per tonne
měi dūn
每吨
$14,000
14000 měiyuán
14000美元
，
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / all-time record
xīn gāo
新高
。

London Metal Exchange

Lúndūn Jīnshǔ Jiāoyìsuǒ

伦敦金属交易所

to break through

14000 měiyuán

artificial intelligence

rénGōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

to surge / sharp increase

together / jointly

to drive / to push

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