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·HSK 5April 4

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
retaliatory
bàofùxìng
报复性
tariff / import duty
guānshuì
关税
，
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
stock market
gǔshì
股市
April 4th
sì yuè sì rì
四月四日
across the board / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
to fall / to decline
xiàcuò
下挫
。

sì yuè sì rì

due to / under the impact of

toward the US / against the US

to additionally impose tariffs

34 percentage points

sānshísì gè bǎifēndiǎn

三十四个百分点

(attributive particle)

across the board / on all fronts

to fall / to decline

Nikkei 225 index

Rìjīng 225 Zhǐshù

日经225指数

bǎifēnzhī sān

Hang Seng Index

Héngshēng Zhǐshù

decline / drop amount

close to / nearly

bǎifēnzhī èr

HSK 6April 4

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to vote
tóupiào
投票
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
against
duì
对
US goods
Měiguó shāngpǐn
美国商品
to levy
zhēngshōu
征收
retaliatory
bàofùxìng
报复性
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
。

EU member states

Ōuméng chéngyuánguó

欧盟成员国

approximately 22 billion euros

yuē 220 yì ōuyuán

约220亿欧元

Měiguó shāngpǐn

to additionally impose

except for Hungary

chú Xiōngyálì wài

除匈牙利外

chéngyuánguó

will take effect on

HSK 6April 4

Milei (Argentine President)
Mǐlái
米莱
fiscal austerity
cáizhèng jǐnsuō
财政紧缩
to produce results
zòu xiào
奏效
，
Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
sovereign bonds
zhǔquán zhàiquàn
主权债券
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
2020
èr líng èr líng nián
二零二零年
debt restructuring
zhàiwù chóngzǔ
债务重组
since (a time)
yǐlái
以来
highest
zuì gāo
最高
level
shuǐpíng
水平
。

as / along with

(modifier particle)

radical / aggressive

beginning to yield results

chū xiàn chéngxiào

sovereign bonds

zhǔquán zhàiquàn

èr líng èr líng nián

二零二零年

debt restructuring

zhàiwù chóngzǔ

(modifier particle)

foreign exchange reserves

wàihuì chúbèi

(completion particle)

cáizhèng yíngyú

emerging markets

xīnxīng shìchǎng

Argentine bonds

Āgēntíng zhàiquàn

阿根廷债券

(modifier particle)

strong performance

qiángshì biǎoxiàn

(completion particle)

frontier markets

qiányán shìchǎng

(modifier particle)

HSK 4April 4

trade war
màoyìzhàn
贸易战
accelerates
jiāsù
加速
industrial relocation
chǎnyè zhuǎnyí
产业转移
，
Vietnam
Yuènán
越南
becomes
chéngwéi
成为
biggest
zuìdà
最大
beneficiary
shòuyì guó
受益国
。

chēng qí wéi

HSK 4April 4

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
forecasts
yùjì
预计
Q1 / first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
38 percent
38%
38%
，
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
continues to be
chíxù
持续
strong/robust
wàngshèng
旺盛
。

35 billion US dollars

sān bǎi wǔ shí yì měiyuán

approximately 38 percent

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

structural particle

HSK 4April 3

United States
Měiguó
美国
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
continuing
chíxù
持续
increasing pressure
jiāyā
加压
，
multinational companies
kuàguó qǐyè
跨国企业
accelerating
jiāsù
加速
toward
xiàng
向
Southeast Asia
Dōngnán Yà
东南亚
to shift / relocate
zhuǎnyí
转移
production
shēngchǎn
生产
。

increasing pressure

to drive / push

multinational companies

kuàguó qǐyè

production line

shēngchǎn xiàn

and others / etc.

fēnxī rénshì

labor shortages

láodòng lì duǎnquē

劳动力短缺

infrastructure shortfalls

jīchǔ shèshī bùzú

基础设施不足

structural particle

supply chain restructuring

gōngyìng liàn chóngzǔ

供应链重组

in the short term

reverse / turn around

HSK 2April 3

Stellantis (automaker)
Stellantis
斯特兰蒂斯
because of / due to
yīn
因
tariff / import duty
guānshuì
关税
temporary / provisional
línshí
临时
to lay off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
900 (people)
jiǔbǎi míng
九百名
US / American
Měiguó
美国
factory worker / laborer
gōngrén
工人
。

the United States

car / automobile

company / corporation

Stellantis (automaker)

斯特兰蒂斯

to announce / to declare

because of / due to

tariff / import duty

factory worker / laborer

temporary / provisional

to stop work / work stoppage

(possessive particle)

factory / plant

temporarily / for the time being

to shut down / to close

(completion particle)

HSK 2April 3

gold
huángjīn
黄金
price
jiàgé
价格
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
，
per / each
měi
每
ounce
àng sī
盎司
to exceed / over
chāo
超
$5,200
wǔ qiān èr bǎi měiyuán
五千二百美元
。

tariff / customs duty

after / following

global / worldwide

to fall sharply

to set (a record)

all-time record high

lìshǐ xīngāo

in large amounts

to buy / to purchase

HSK 4April 3

United States
Měiguó
美国
a new round of
xīn yī lún
新一轮
reciprocal tariffs
duìděng guānshuì
对等关税
to take effect
shēngxiào
生效
，
Japan and South Korea
Rì-Hán
日韩
and other countries
děng guó
等国
leaders
lǐngdǎorén
领导人
to express
biǎodá
表达
deep concern
yánzhòng guānqiè
严重关切
。

reciprocal tariffs

duìděng guānshuì

and other countries

one after another

yánzhòng guānqiè

to fall / to drop

acting president

dàilǐ zǒngtǒng

failing to obtain

HSK 6April 3

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
reciprocal / equivalent
duìděng
对等
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
，
US stocks
Měigǔ
美股
to suffer / to encounter
zāoyù
遭遇
COVID-19
xīnguān
新冠
since
yǐlái
以来
largest / biggest
zuìdà
最大
single-day
dānjì
单日
sharp plunge / crash
bàodiē
暴跌
。

on (a date) / at

sìyuè èr rì

toward / against

to levy / to impose

the following day

cliff-like / precipitous

to fall / to drop

to plunge sharply

more than / over

yī qiān liù bǎi diǎn

一千六百点

Biāopǔ Wǔbǎi

to set / to reach

COVID-19 pandemic

xīnguān yìqíng