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·HSK 4May 12

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
will (future marker)
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
to raise to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
earnings report
cáibào
财报
after
hòu
will
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast
yùcè
预测
raised to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
$125 billion
1250 yì
1250亿
to
zhì
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元
despite / although
jǐnguǎn
尽管
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
33 percent
33%
33%
investors
tóuzī zhě
投资者
regarding
duì
large-scale / high-value
gāo é
高额
spending
zhīchū
支出
to feel
gǎndào
感到
worried / concerned
dānyōu
担忧
causing / leading to
dǎozhì
导致
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
approximately
yuē
10 percent
10%
10%

United States
Měiguó
美国
Court of International Trade
màoyì fǎyuàn
贸易法院
to rule / to adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
10 percent
10%
10%
global
quánqiú
全球
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
illegal / unlawful
wéifǎ
违法

US Court of International Trade
Měiguó guójì màoyì fǎyuàn
美国国际贸易法院
on
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
by a vote of
2 to 1
2 bǐ 1
2比1
to rule / adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
administration / government
zhèngfǔ
政府
imposed / enacted
tuīxíng de
推行的
10 percent
10%
10%
global
quánqiú
全球
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
to lack
quēfá
缺乏
legal basis
fǎlǜ yījù
法律依据

the United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall to / to drop to
diézhì
跌至
historical
lìshǐ
历史
lowest
zuìdī
最低

the United States
Měiguó
美国
University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
May
5 yuè
5月
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
index
zhǐshù
指数
to fall to / to drop to
diézhì
跌至
48.2 points
48.2
48.2
to set (a record)
chuàng
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new record low
xīn dī
新低
oil / fuel prices
yóujià
油价
and
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
is / are
shì
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因

China
Zhōngguó
中国
starting from / since
from May onwards
5 yuè qǐ
5月起
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
industrial
gōngyè
工业
sulphuric acid
liúsuān
硫酸
exports
chūkǒu
出口
global
quánqiú
全球
supply
gōngyìng
供应
under pressure / strained
shòu yā
受压

China
Zhōngguó
中国
starting from / since
May 2026
2026 nián 5 yuè
2026年5月
starting from / onwards
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
industrial
gōngyè
工业
sulphuric acid
liúsuān
硫酸
exports
chūkǒu
出口
expected to / forecast to
yùjì
预计
on / for
duì
global
quánqiú
全球
mining
cǎikuàng
采矿
and
agriculture
nóngyè
农业
supply chain
gōngyìngliàn
供应链
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
significant / major
zhòngdà
重大
impact / shock
chōngjī
冲击

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD
AMD
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
38 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíbā
38%
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
business results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to hit a new record high
chuàng xīngāo
创新高

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD
AMD
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 / earnings report
cáibào
财报
revenue
yínshōu
营收
to reach / to amount to
$10.3 billion
103 yì měiyuán
103亿美元
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
38 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíbā
38%

JPMorgan Chase (bank name)
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
to reclassify / to elevate
jiāng
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
investment / spending
tóurù
投入
to classify as / to designate as
lièwéi
列为
core
héxīn
核心
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
annual
niándù
年度
technology
kējì
科技
budget
yùsuàn
预算
to rise to / to increase to
shēng zhì
升至
$19.8 billion
198 yì měiyuán
198亿美元

JPMorgan Chase
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to reclassify
jiāng
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
from
cóng
experimental
"shíyànxìng
「实验性
R&D
yánfā"
研发」
re- / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to categorize as / to reclassify as
guīlèi wéi
归类为
core
"héxīn
「核心
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī"
基础设施」
and to
bìng jiāng
并将
2026
2026 nián
2026年
technology
kējì
科技
budget
yùsuàn
预算
to raise to / to increase to
tíshēng zhì
提升至
$19.8 billion
198 yì měiyuán
198亿美元

United States
Měiguó
美国
Court of International Trade
màoyì fǎtíng
贸易法庭
to rule / to find
cáidìng
裁定
Trump (transliteration)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
10 percent
bǎi fēn zhī shí
10%
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
tariffs / import duties
guānshuì
关税
unlawful / illegal
wéifǎ
违法

United States
Měiguó
美国
Court of International Trade
guójì màoyì fǎyuàn
国际贸易法院
on (date)
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
by / with (a vote of)
2 to 1 (vote)
2 bǐ 1
2比1
(attributive particle)
de
ruling / decision
cáijué
裁决
to overturn / to strike down
tuīfān
推翻
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
administration / government
zhèngfǔ
政府
in
February 24th
2 yuè 24 rì
2月24日
that was imposed / that took effect
shíshī de
实施的
10 percent
bǎi fēn zhī shí
10%
global / worldwide (adjective)
quánqiúxìng
全球性
import
jìnkǒu
进口
tariffs / duties
guānshuì
关税
to determine / to find
rèndìng
认定
its / these
to lack / to be without
quēfá
缺乏
legal
fǎlǜ
法律
basis / grounds
yījù
依据

Germany
Déguó
德国
March
3 yuè
3月
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
orders
dìngdān
订单
month-on-month
huánbǐ
环比
to surge significantly
dàzēng
大增
5 percent
5%
5%
national defense
guófáng
国防
procurement
cǎigòu
采购
acts as / serves as
wéi
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force
qūdòng lì
驱动力

Germany
Déguó
德国
March
3 yuè
3月
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
orders
dìngdān
订单
month-on-month
huánbǐ
环比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
5 percent
5%
5%
far exceeding
yuǎn chāo
远超
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations
yùqī
预期
structural particle
de
1 percent
1%
1%
national defense
guófáng
国防
procurement
cǎigòu
采购
and / as well as
weak
ruòshì
弱势
euro (currency)
Ōuyuán
欧元
to drive / to push
tuīdòng
推动
exports
chūkǒu
出口
are
shì
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reasons / causes
yuányīn
原因

UK and US / British-American
Yīng Měi
英美
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
economic
jīngjì
经济
prosperity
fánróng
繁荣
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
most / the majority of
dàduōshù
大多数
goods / products
shāngpǐn
商品
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
maintained at / kept at
wéichí
维持
10 percent
10%
10%

United Kingdom / Britain
Yīngguó
英国
and
United States
Měiguó
美国
on (date)
May 8th
wǔyuè bā rì
五月八日
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
Economic Prosperity Deal
《Jīngjì Fánróng Xiéyì》
《经济繁荣协议》
will (future marker)
jiāng
most
dàduōshù
大多数
goods
shāngpǐn
商品
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
to freeze
dòngjié
冻结
at
zài
10 percent
10%
10%
and / also
bìng
for
wèi
future
wèilái
未来
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to lay the foundation for
diàndìng
奠定
foundation / basis
jīchǔ
基础

United States / American
Měiguó
美国
low-cost / budget
liánjià
廉价
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
Spirit (airline name)
Spirit
Spirit
to stop / to cease
tíngzhǐ
停止
all
suǒyǒu
所有
flights
hángbān
航班
to close down / to shut down
guānbì
关闭
company
gōngsī
公司

United States / American
Měiguó
美国
low-cost / budget
liánjià
廉价
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
Spirit Airlines (company name)
Spirit
Spirit
on (date/time)
May 2nd
wǔyuè èr rì
五月二日
to cease / to stop
tíngzhǐ
停止
operations
yùnyíng
运营
approximately
yuē
17,000 (people)
yī wàn qīqiān míng
一万七千名
employees / workers
yuángōng
员工
lost jobs / became unemployed
shīyè
失业