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·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

HSK 5April 25

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
central bank
yāngháng
央行
(future action particle)
jiāng
将
benchmark interest rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
to lower / to reduce
xiàtiáo
下调
50
wǔshí
五十
(measure word)
gè
个
basis points
jīdiǎn
基点
to / reaching
zhì
至
14.5 percent
14.5%
14.5%
。

(future action particle)

benchmark interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

50 basis points

wǔshí gè jīdiǎn

五十个基点

consecutive / in a row

the eighth time

to cut interest rates

HSK 2April 25

the European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to approve
pīzhǔn
批准
for / toward
duì
对
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
(descriptive particle)
de
的
$106 billion US dollars
1060 yì měiyuán
1060亿美元
loan
dàikuǎn
贷款
。

the European Union

(completed action particle)

one / a (measure word for items)

$106 billion US dollars

1060 yì měiyuán

(descriptive particle)

to deal with / to cope with

economy / economic

needs / requirements

HSK 3April 23

China
Zhōngguó
中国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth rate / rate of increase
zēngsù
增速
to reach / to hit
dá
达
5 percent / five percent
bǎifēn zhī wǔ
百分之五
，
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
market expectations
shìchǎng yùqī
市场预期
。

National Bureau of Statistics

Guójiā Tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

to publish / to announce

GDP / gross domestic product

to reach / to achieve

bǎifēn zhī wǔ

to exceed / to surpass

market expectations

shìchǎng yùqī

new energy / clean energy

xīn néngyuán

strong / robust

growth / increase

to the US / US-bound

noticeably / markedly

to decline / to fall

HSK 4April 23

Germany
Déguó
德国
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
economic sentiment / business climate
jǐngqì
景气
index
zhǐshù
指数
sharply / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to slide down / to fall
xiàhuá
下滑
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
suffered / took a hit
zāoshòu
遭受
a heavy blow / sharp setback
zhòngcuò
重挫
。

ZEW (German economic research institute)

sentiment / business climate

(possessive particle)

zhòujiàng zhì

(possessive particle)

minus 17.2 points

within two months

liǎng gè yuè nèi

magnitude / by a margin

as high as / reaching

this (occurrence)

is considered to be

the Russia-Ukraine War

É-Wū Zhànzhēng

dramatic / severe

one occurrence / episode

HSK 3April 23

GE Vernova (energy company)
GE Vernova
GE Vernova
first quarter / Q1
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations / estimates
yùqī
预期
，
to raise / to increase (guidance)
shàng tiáo
上调
full-year / annual
quánnián
全年
revenue
shōurù
收入
outlook / guidance
zhǎnwàng
展望
。

GE Vernova (energy company)

to announce / to release

(completion marker)

results / performance

to grow / growth

bǎifēnzhī shíliù

to exceed / to surpass

raised / upgraded

(completion marker)

forecast / guidance

shùjù zhōngxīn

(possessive particle)

power / electricity

HSK 3April 22

Ethiopian Airlines
Āisāi-ébǐyà Hángkōng
埃塞俄比亚航空
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
to order / to purchase
dìnggòu
订购
six (aircraft)
liù jià
六架
Boeing 787-9 (Dreamliner aircraft)
Bōyīn 787-9
波音787-9
passenger aircraft
kèjī
客机
，
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
intercontinental
zhōujì
洲际
route network
hángxiàn wǎngluò
航线网络
。

Ethiopian Airlines

Āisāi-ébǐyà Hángkōng

埃塞俄比亚航空

sìyuè èrshí rì

四月二十日

structural particle

aircraft purchase options

gòujī qīquán

officially / formally

to convert into

zhuǎnhuàn wéi

quèdìng dìngdān

hángxiàn wǎngluò

Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia)

Yàdísīyàbèibā

亚的斯亚贝巴

structural particle

transcontinental / intercontinental

to improve / to increase

cargo / freight