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·HSK 2May 4

Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
to push / to drive
tuīdòng
推动
oil price
yóujià
油价
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$112 USD
112 měiyuán
112美元
。

because of / due to

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

Brent crude oil

Bùlúntè yuányóu

布伦特原油

112.69 měiyuán

HSK 5May 4

United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
，
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
however / but
què
却
sharply / steeply
jíjù
急剧
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
to / up to
zhì
至
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%
。

Department of Commerce

to show / to indicate

bǎifēnzhī èr

indicator / index

for the same period

rose to / climbed to

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ

HSK 4May 4

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
tariffs / customs duties
guānshuì
关税
to cause / to make (formal)
lìng
令
the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to the US / directed at the US
duì Měi
对美
goods / merchandise
huòwù
货物
exports
chūkǒu
出口
to fall / to decline
xiàjiàng
下降
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
。

the United Kingdom

the United States

goods / merchandise

following / after

to implement / to put into effect

after / following

to fall / to decline

(completion marker)

bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ

百分之二十五

to decrease / to fall

shíwǔ yì Yīngbàng

十五亿英镑

at the same time / meanwhile

yǔ cǐ tóngshí

to increase / to grow

the United Kingdom

already (formal)

consecutive / in a row

to see / to experience

with the US / against the US

HSK 3May 4

the European Union
Ōu méng
欧盟
and / with
yǔ
与
South America
Nán Měi
南美
trade / commerce
màoyì
贸易
bloc / group
jítuán
集团
Mercosur (South American trade bloc)
Nánfāng Gòngtóng Shìchǎng
南方共同市场
(possessive particle)
de
的
free trade
zìyóu màoyì
自由贸易
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to take effect / to come into force
shēngxiào
生效
。

the European Union

country / nation

Mercosur (South American trade bloc)

Nánfāng Gòngtóng Shìchǎng

南方共同市场

(attributive particle)

zìyóu màoyì

on (formal time marker)

wǔ yuè yī rì

having undergone / after going through

èrshíwǔ nián

negotiations / talks

to cover / to encompass

qī yì liǎng qiān wàn

七亿两千万

will (future marker)

to eliminate / to cancel

more than / exceeding

bǎifēnzhī jiǔshí

百分之九十

(attributive particle)

tariffs / customs duties

HSK 4May 1

Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (surname)
Bàowēiěr
鲍威尔
term of office
rènqī
任期
May 15th
5 yuè 15 rì
5月15日
to expire / term ends
jiémǎn
届满
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
rose to / increased to
shēng zhì
升至
3.5 percent
3.5 bǎifēnzhī
3.5%
。

Federal Reserve / the Fed

Měi Lián Chǔ

chairman / chair

Powell (surname)

will (future marker)

on / at (formal)

to expire / term ends

tōngzhàng lǜ

rose to / increased to

3.5 bǎifēnzhī

higher than / above

possessive / attributive particle

2.8 bǎifēnzhī

expected / projected

will (future marker)

within the next several weeks

shù zhōu nèi

to announce / to release

to succeed / successor

candidate / chosen person

Federal Reserve / the Fed

Měi Lián Chǔ

direction / trajectory

to exist / there is

relatively large / significant

bù quèdìng xìng

HSK 5May 1

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
technology / science and technology
kējì
科技
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
estimated / projected
yùjì
预计
to exceed / over
chāo
超
$700 billion
7000 yì měiyuán
7000亿美元
。

industry / sector

forecast / prediction

Meta (parent company of Facebook)

etc. / and others

technology / science and technology

giant / major player

will (future marker)

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

on / in (prepositional complement)

in total / combined

to invest / to spend

more than / exceeding

7000 yì měiyuán

to warn / warning

electricity / electric power

shortage / scarcity

high-end / advanced

chip / semiconductor

insufficient / lack of

will (future marker)

to constrain / to restrict

AI (artificial intelligence abbreviation)

development / growth

possessive / attributive particle

HSK 4May 1

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)
Lǐlái
礼来
weight loss / weight reduction
jiǎnzhòng
减重
drugs / medications
yàowù
药物
sales revenue / sales figure
xiāoshòu é
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time high / record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
，
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
56 percent
56%
56%
。

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)

under the umbrella of / belonging to

tángniàobìng

drug / medication

Mounjaro (diabetes and weight loss drug by Eli Lilly)

to grow / to increase

87 yì měiyuán

weight loss drug

Zepbound (obesity treatment drug by Eli Lilly)

41 yì měiyuán

HSK 3May 1

Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / earnings
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
Amazon Web Services (cloud computing division)
AWS
AWS
growth rate / pace of growth
zēngsù
增速
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
fifteen quarters
shíwǔ jìdù
十五季度
new high / record high
xīngāo
新高
。

Amazon (company)

zǒng yíngshōu

to grow / to increase

to reach / to achieve

1815 yì měiyuán

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecasts

Amazon Web Services

to grow / to increase

376 yì měiyuán

nearly / close to

in the past four years

(structural particle)

HSK 4May 1

Google (tech company)
gǔgē
谷歌
parent company
mǔgōngsī
母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase / to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
22 percent
22%
22%
，
Google Cloud
gǔgē yún
谷歌云
revenue
shōurù
收入
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
63 percent
63%
63%
。

to increase / to grow

to break through / to surpass

200 yì měiyuán

major milestone / threshold

for the first time

the most primary / the leading

zuì zhǔyào de

growth engine / growth driver

zēngzhǎng yǐnqíng

Alphabet (Google parent company)

at the same time / simultaneously

to raise / to revise upward

capital expenditure

zīběn zhīchū

with emphasis on / focusing on

to increase investment / to double down

artificial intelligence

jīchǔ shèshī

development / construction

HSK 3April 30

the United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
，
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
somewhat / to a certain degree
yǒusuǒ
有所
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
。

the United States

Department of Commerce

to show / to indicate

GDP / gross domestic product

guónèi shēngchǎn zǒngzhí

国内生产总值

bǎifēnzhī èr

below / lower than

expectations / forecast

(structural particle)

bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn sān

reasons / causes