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·HSK 5April 16

International Monetary Fund
Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
to lower (here: action marker)
jiāng
将
2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
forecast / projection
yùcè
预测
to lower / to downgrade
xiàtiáo
下调
to / reaching
zhì
至
3.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn yī
3.1%
。

International Monetary Fund

Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī

国际货币基金组织

to release / to publish

(structural particle)

World Economic Outlook (IMF report)

Shìjiè Jīngjì Zhǎnwàng

《世界经济展望》

bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn yī

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

is (passive marker)

cited as / listed as

cause / trigger

HSK 5April 16

Evergrande (Chinese property developer)
Héngdà
恒大
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
Hui Ka Yan (Evergrande founder)
Xǔ Jiāyìn
许家印
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
fraud / fraudulent conduct
qīzhà
欺诈
and others / et cetera
děng
等
eight (charges / items)
bā xiàng
八项
criminal charge
zuìmíng
罪名
in / at
zài
在
Shenzhen (city in China)
Shēnzhèn
深圳
to plead guilty / to admit guilt
rèn zuì
认罪
。

Evergrande Group

Héngdà Jítuán

chuàngshǐrén

Hui Ka Yan (Evergrande founder)

at / in (formal preposition)

Shēnzhèn fǎyuàn

regarding / on the matter of

eight (charges)

criminal charges

xíngshì zhǐkòng

to plead guilty

including / to include

fundraising fraud

jízī zhàpiàn

and / as well as

misappropriation of funds

nuóyòng zījīn

court / tribunal

will / going to (future marker)

on a later chosen date

to pronounce judgment / to deliver verdict

HSK 3April 16

Morgan Stanley (US investment bank)
Mógēn Shìdànlì
摩根士丹利
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
net revenue
jìng shōurù
净收入
to set / to achieve (a record)
chuàng
创
$20.6 billion
206 yì měiyuán
206亿美元
all-time record / historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

Morgan Stanley (US investment bank)

Mógēn Shìdànlì

摩根士丹利

to announce / to release

to reach / to amount to

206 yì měiyuán

to set (a record)

all-time record

wealth management

cáifù guǎnlǐ

department / division

performance / to perform

outstanding / prominent

share price / stock price

subsequently / thereafter

to rise / to go up

bǎi fēn zhī wǔ diǎn sì

HSK 2April 15

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
toward China / against China
duì Huá
对华
to additionally impose
jiāzhēng
加征
50 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshí
50%
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
，
cause / reason
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
China
Zhōngguó
中国
allegedly / suspected of
yísì
疑似
toward / to
xiàng
向
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to supply / to deliver
shūsòng
输送
weapons / arms
wǔqì
武器
。

2026 nián sì yuè shísān rì

2026年4月13日

the United States

goods / products

to additionally impose

bǎifēnzhī wǔshí

cause / trigger

claiming / stating

currently / in the process of

to prepare / planning

to provide / to supply

HSK 3April 15

the United States
měiguó
美国
March
sān yuè
3月
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
3.3 percent
sān diǎn sān bǎifēnzhī
3.3%
，
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
to skyrocket / to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
is (formal)
wéi
为
main cause / primary driver
zhǔyīn
主因
。

the United States

sì yuè shí rì

to announce / to publish

(modifier particle)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

xiāofèi zhě wùjià zhǐshù

消费者物价指数

to rise / to increase

sān diǎn sān bǎifēnzhī

far higher than

(modifier particle)

èr diǎn sì bǎifēnzhī

gasoline / petrol

to surge / to rise sharply

èrshíyī diǎn èr bǎifēnzhī

skyrocketing / surge

(modifier particle)

driver / driving force

HSK 3April 15

China
Zhōngguó
中国
March
sānyuè
三月
imports
jìnkǒu
进口
to surge / to increase significantly
dà zēng
大增
，
exports
chūkǒu
出口
growth rate
zēng sù
增速
to fall to / to drop to
jiàng zhì
降至
six months
liù gè yuè
六个月
low point
dīdiǎn
低点
。

the month of March

to grow / to increase

to set (a record)

in more than four years

sì nián duō lái

highest growth margin

zuìgāo zēngfú

only / amounting to just

forecast / expectation

11.84 trillion yuan

11.84 wànyì yuán

Chinese yuan (RMB)

HSK 4April 14

survey / investigation
diàochá
调查
to show / to reveal
xiǎnshì
显示
majority / most
duōshù
多数
US / American
Měiguó
美国
company / enterprise
qǐyè
企业
will not / do not plan to
bú huì
不会
will / to transfer
jiāng
将
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
refund / rebate
tuìkuǎn
退款
to pass on to / to hand over to
zhuǎnràng gěi
转让给
consumer
xiāofèizhě
消费者
。

the United States

CNBC (US financial news network)

financial media / business news outlet

cáijīng méitǐ

to show / to reveal

25 (people, formal counter)

surveyed / interviewed

chief financial officer / CFO

shǒuxí cáiwùguān

首席财务官

to return / to pass back

companies / businesses

generally / across the board

to consider / to view

for / in response to

previously / earlier

structural particle

partial / a portion of

compensation / reimbursement

rather than / not

able to be passed through to

kě chuándǎo zhì

the consumer end / end consumers

xiāofèi duān

structural particle

extra / additional

HSK 4April 14

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
plans to
jìhuà
计划
June
liù yuè
六月
to launch / initiate
qǐdòng
启动
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
roadshow
lùyǎn
路演
，
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元
。

SpaceX (rocket company)

on / at (formal)

liù yuè bā rì

IPO (initial public offering)

reaches / amounts to

1.75 wànyì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

stock market listing

(structural particle)

IPO (initial public offering)

sānshí bǎifēnzhī

(structural particle)

individual / retail

HSK 2April 14

United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
to announce / release
gōng bù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results / performance
chéng jì
成绩
。

multiple (companies)

completion marker

dì yī jì dù

profit / earnings

completion marker

HSK 3April 14

JPMorgan Chase
Mó gēn dà tōng
摩根大通
to announce
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
financial results
yèjì
业绩
，
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
to reach
dá
达
$12.6 billion
yī bǎi èr shí liù yì měiyuán
126亿美元
。

Mó gēn dà tōng

èr líng èr liù nián

dì yī jì dù

yī bǎi èr shí liù yì měiyuán

bǎifēnzhī shíwǔ

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan)

bù quèdìng xìng