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·HSK 4March 29

Iran
yīlǎng
伊朗
to attack / to strike
xíjī
袭击
the Gulf region
hǎiwān
海湾
aluminum
lǚ
铝
smelting plant
yěliànchǎng
冶炼厂
，
aluminum price
lǚjià
铝价
to set a record
chuàng
创
four-year
sì nián
四年
new high
xīngāo
新高
。

Revolutionary Guard

gémìng wèiduì

sān yuè xià xún

United Arab Emirates

(possessive particle)

major / serious

immediately after

to surge / skyrocket

sān qiān wǔ bǎi měiyuán

sì nián gāodiǎn

fēnxī rénshì

dàzōng shāngpǐn

pose / constitute

HSK 6March 29

JPMorgan Chase
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
to elevate / to classify (formal)
jiāng
将
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
investment
tóuzī
投资
to upgrade / to elevate
shēngjí
升级
as / to be
wéi
为
core
héxīn
核心
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
，
technology
jìshù
技术
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
projected / estimated
yùjì
预计
to reach
dá
达
$19.8 billion
198 yì měiyuán
198亿美元
。

Mógēn Dàtōng

to classify / to categorize

jīchǔ shèshī

projected / estimated

close to / approaching

200 yì měiyuán

expert / person

to believe / to consider

this move / this action

marks / signifies

financial industry

toward / regarding

(possessive particle)

HSK 6March 28

US stocks
Měi gǔ
美股
consecutive
liánxù
连续
five weeks
wǔ zhōu
五周
closed lower / posted weekly losses
shōu diē
收跌
，
economic
jīngjì
经济
recession
shuāituì
衰退
probability
gàilǜ
概率
climbed to
shēng zhì
升至
49 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sì shí jiǔ
49%
。

sān yuè èrshí qī rì

Dow Jones Index

Dào qióng sī zhǐshù

道琼斯指数

qī bǎi jiǔ shí sān diǎn

Biāo pǔ wǔ bǎi

Moody credit ratings firm

jīngjì shuāituì

pān shēng zhì

bǎi fēn zhī sì shí jiǔ

HSK 4March 28

according to reports
jù bàodào
据报道
，
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
as early as
zuìzǎo
最早
will be in
jiāngyú
将于
October 2026
2026 nián 10 yuè
2026年10月
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
to go public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
，
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
exceeding / over
yú
逾
60 billion US dollars
600 yì měiyuán
600亿美元
。

it is reported that

artificial intelligence

Anthropic (AI company)

is in discussions with

multiple / several

to be in contact / to negotiate

2026 nián 10 yuè

to go public / IPO

380 billion US dollars

3800 yì měiyuán

to break through / to surpass

19 billion US dollars

190 yì měiyuán

HSK 2March 28

the United States
Měiguó
美国
new energy / clean energy
xīn néngyuán
新能源
car / automobile
qìchē
汽车
new car
xīnchē
新车
sales volume
xiāoliàng
销量
in / during
zài
在
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
the first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
to decline / to drop
xiàjiàng
下降
completion marker
le
了
28 percent
28%
28%
。

the United States

to cancel / to abolish

completion marker

to purchase / to buy

new energy / clean energy

xīn néngyuán

car / automobile

structural particle

incentive / discount

after that / subsequently

the United States

xīn néngyuán

structural particle

to decrease / to reduce

completion marker

HSK 4March 27

Ethiopia
Āisài Ébǐyà
埃塞俄比亚
investment
tóuzī
投资
forum
lùntán
论坛
to sign agreements
qiān yuē
签约
$13 billion
yī bǎi sān shí yì
一百三十亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元
，
to break
shuāxīn
刷新
historical
lìshǐ
历史
record
jìlù
纪录
。

Āisài Ébǐyà

埃塞俄比亚

Yàdísīyàbèibā

亚的斯亚贝巴

(modifier particle)

(completion particle)

yī bǎi sān shí yī yì

一百三十一亿

(modifier particle)

(modifier particle)

bā bǎi yú wèi

(completion particle)

HSK 4March 27

Keurig Dr Pepper (beverage company)
Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
completion of
wánchéng
完成
acquisition
shōugòu
收购
global
quánqiú
全球
coffee
kāfēi
咖啡
group / corporation
jítuán
集团
JDE Peets (global coffee company)
JDE Peets
JDE Peets
。

Keurig Dr Pepper (beverage company)

Keurig Dr Pepper

Keurig Dr Pepper

249 yì měiyuán

JDE Peets (global coffee company)

structural particle

after completing

the acquisition

to spin off / to split

business / operations

HSK 2March 27

Japan
Rìběn
日本
and
hé
和
Brazil
Bāxī
巴西
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
five-year
wǔ nián
五年
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
partnership
huǒbàn guānxi
伙伴关系
plan
jìhuà
计划
。

completed action particle

lasting five years

wéiqī wǔ nián

possessive particle

huǒbàn guānxi

the two countries

qìhòu biànhuà

and so on / etc.

to respond to / handle

environment / conditions

possessive particle

HSK 4March 26

European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
US-EU
Měi-Ōu
美欧
trade agreement
màoyì xiéyì
贸易协议
，
to attach / to add on
fùjiā
附加
safeguard
bǎozhàng
保障
clause
tiáokuǎn
条款
。

sānyuè èrshíliù rì

三月二十六日

European Parliament

Ōuzhōu Yìhuì

by / with a margin of

sìbǎi yīshíqī piào

四百一十七票

yībǎi wǔshísì piào

一百五十四票

to pass / to approve

trade agreement

màoyì xiéyì

to add / to include

completed action particle

rìchū tiáokuǎn

to lower / to reduce

steel and aluminum

attributive particle

HSK 4March 26

OECD
Jīng hé Zǔzhī
经合组织
to cut / lower
xiàtiáo
下调
multiple countries
duō guó
多国
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
forecast / expectation
yùqī
预期
，
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation / developments
júshì
局势
becomes
chéng
成
main cause / primary reason
zhǔyīn
主因
。

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Jīngjì Hézuò yǔ Fāzhǎn Zǔzhī

经济合作与发展组织

to release / publish

structural particle

mid-term / interim

economic outlook

jīngjì zhǎnwàng

multiple countries

èr líng èr liù nián

economic growth

jīngjì zēngzhǎng

forecast / expectation

completion marker

to worsen / intensify

completion marker

to forecast / predict

èr líng èr liù nián

GDP (gross domestic product)

will (future marker)

bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn jiǔ

G20 (Group of Twenty)

tōngzhàng lǜ

1.2 percentage points

yī diǎn èr gè bǎifēndiǎn

1.2个百分点

bǎifēnzhī sì