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·HSK 5April 22

Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to add on top / to invest additionally
zhuījiā
追加
up to / at most
zuìduō
最多
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
二百五十亿美元
investment / to invest
tóuzī
投资
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
，
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
strategic partnership
zhànlüè hézuò
战略合作
。

sìyuè èrshíyī rì

四月二十一日

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

startup company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Anthropic (AI company)

to additionally invest

èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán

二百五十亿美元

structural particle

to consolidate / to strengthen

structural particle

strategic partnership

zhànlüè hézuò guānxi

战略合作关系

agreement / deal

structural particle

Anthropic (AI company)

to commit to / to pledge

to spend / expenditure

more than / exceeding

yīqiān yì měiyuán

一千亿美元

HSK 4April 21

OpenAI (AI research and technology company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
annual revenue / yearly earnings
nián shōurù
年收入
to surpass / to break through
tūpò
突破
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
plans to / intends to
jìhuà
计划
at the earliest / as early as
zuì kuài
最快
in / by
yú
于
by end of 2026 / late 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
to go public / to list
shàngshì
上市
。

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

OpenAI (AI research and technology company)

(possessive particle)

annualized revenue / annual run-rate revenue

niánhuà shōurù

surpassed / exceeded

250 yì měiyuán

is actively / is currently working to

to prepare for / to plan

at the earliest

fourth quarter / Q4

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

HSK 3April 20

naphtha (petrochemical feedstock)
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
shortage
duǎnquē
短缺
to push up / to drive up
tuīgāo
推高
building material costs
jiàncái
建材
cost
chéngběn
成本
，
Japan
Rìběn
日本
residential housing
zhùzhái
住宅
homebuilders / construction firms
jiànshāng
建商
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise prices
tí jià
提价
。

due to / because of

tightness / strain

multiple / several

residential housing

homebuilders / construction companies

jiànshè shāng

to raise / to increase

pipes / plumbing

paint / coatings

HSK 4April 19

the United States
Měiguó
美国
and
hé
和
India
Yìndù
印度
negotiation; talks
tánpàn
谈判
team
tuánduì
团队
this week
běnzhōu
本周
will; is set to
jiāng
将
in
zài
在
Washington DC
Huáshèngdùn
华盛顿
regarding; on the matter of
jiù
就
trade agreement
màoyì xiéyì
贸易协议
key; crucial
guānjiàn
关键
issue; agenda item
yìtí
议题
to launch; to carry out
zhǎnkāi
展开
talks; meetings
huìtán
会谈
。

the United States

negotiation; talks

on; at (formal)

4 yuè 20 rì zhì 22 rì

4月20日至22日

to hold; to convene

face to face; in person

miàn duì miàn

talks; meetings

focus; priority

tariff; customs duty

barrier; trade barrier

and other; etc.

issue; agenda item

previously; earlier

the two countries

had already; previously at

(completion marker)

a (measure word for agreements)

the United States

on Indian goods

duì Yìndù shāngpǐn

对印度商品

structural particle

bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ

to lower to; to reduce to

bǎifēnzhī shíbā

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

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