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·HSK 2August 5

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
startup
chuàngyè
创业
investment
tóuzī
投资
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
to reach
dádào
达到
$510 billion USD
wǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán
五千一百亿美元
，
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new record / new high
xīn gāo
新高
。

the first half of the year

shàng bàn nián

$510 billion USD

wǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán

五千一百亿美元

artificial intelligence

réngōngzhìnéng

to take / to receive

(completed action)

the United States

bǎifēn zhī bāshíliù

百分之八十六

HSK 3August 5

AstraZeneca (pharmaceutical company)
āsīlìkāng
阿斯利康
and / with
yǔ
与
Bristol Myers Squibb (pharmaceutical company)
bìzhìtuǒ
必治妥
reported to be / rumored to be
chuánchū
传出
merger
hébìng
合并
negotiations / talks
tánpàn
谈判
，
potential
qiánzài
潜在
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
valuation
gūzhí
估值
nearly / approaching
jìn
近
$400 billion USD
sìqiān yì měiyuán
四千亿美元
。

according to (formal)

giant / major company

Bristol Myers Squibb

$400 billion USD

sìqiān yì měiyuán

四千亿美元

to emerge / to become known

to fall / to drop

more than / exceeding

bǎifēn zhī qī

Bristol Myers Squibb

on the other hand

bǎifēn zhī wǔ

HSK 4August 5

China
zhōngguó
中国
foreign exchange
wàihuì
外汇
administration
guǎnlǐ
管理
convenes
zhàokāi
召开
mid-year
niánzhōng
年中
work
gōngzuò
工作
meeting
huìyì
会议
。

foreign exchange

HSK 4August 5

Beijing
běijīng
北京
consecutive
liánxù
连续
14 years
14 nián
14年
globally
quánqiú
全球
Fortune 500
500 qiáng
500强
headquarters
zǒngbù
总部
count
shùliàng
数量
first
dì yī
第一
。

HSK 4August 2

companies
qǐyè
企业
earnings reports
cáibào
财报
season
jì
季
peak
ɡāofēnɡ
高峰
August
8 yuè
8月
reaches
dádào
达到
。

HSK 3August 2

US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
to pause / to halt
zàntíng
暂停
fighting / armed conflict
jiāozhàn
交战
，
oil prices
yóujià
油价
lifted by / boosted by
shòu
受
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
prospects / outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
to boost / to lift
tízhèn
提振
。

temporary / temporarily

oil / petroleum

resumption / restoration

to hold hopes for

bào yǒu qīdài

to rise / an increase

HSK 5August 2

United States
Měiguó
美国
second quarter
èr jìdù
二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
to / reaching
zhì
至
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
，
Federal Reserve
Měiliáncǔ
美联储
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
。

Department of Commerce

data / statistics

to show / to indicate

GDP (gross domestic product)

lower than / below

expectations / forecast

Federal Reserve

Warsh (Fed chairman)

for the fifth time

consecutive / in a row

to pledge / to commit

price stability

jiàgé wěndìng

HSK 2August 1

Amazon (company)
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
to receive / to get
shōudào
收到
$600 million
6 yì měiyuán
6亿美元
tax refund / tariff refund
tuìshuì
退税
，
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
a portion / part
bùfèn
部分
to return / to refund
fǎnhuán
返还
to / for
gěi
给
customers
gùkè
顾客
。

the United States

giant / major player

Amazon (company)

it (the company)

completion marker

approximately / about

6 yì měiyuán

structural particle

tariff / customs duty

refund / rebate

Amazon (company)

will (future marker)

affected / impacted

shòu yǐngxiǎng

structural particle

issue refunds / return money

remaining / leftover

to lower / to reduce

HSK 3August 1

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in July / for July
qīyuèfèn
七月份
manufacturing sector
zhìzàoyè
制造业
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
to drop to / fall to
diè zhì
跌至
49.2 (contraction territory)
49.2
49.2
，
five months
wǔ gè yuè
五个月
within the past period / since
lái
来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to contract / to shrink
wěisuō
萎缩
。

National Bureau of Statistics

guójiā tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

to announce / to release

official / government-issued

manufacturing sector

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

cǎigòu jīnglǐrén zhǐshù

采购经理人指数

50.3 (June reading, expansion territory)

49.2 (below the 50 expansion threshold)

marking result or status

since / within the past period

for the first time

contraction / to contract

to decrease / to decline

impact / disruption

to be considered as / regarded as

HSK 5July 31

Bank of England
Yīnggélán yínháng
英格兰银行
by / with
yǐ
以
six votes to three
liù bǐ sān piào
六比三票
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
base interest rate / benchmark rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
3.75 percent
3.75%
3.75%
unchanged / constant
búbiàn
不变
。

Bank of England

Yīnggélán yínháng

英格兰银行

monetary policy

huòbì zhèngcè

on / at (indicating time)

qīyuè èrshíjiǔ rì

七月二十九日

six votes to three votes

liù piào duì sān piào

六票对三票

(structural particle)

to resolve / to vote

to maintain / to keep

base interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

to point out / to note

affected by / due to

the Middle East

situation / state of affairs

influence / impact

continuously / ongoing

to fluctuate / volatility

fourth quarter / Q4

tōngzhàng lǜ

to be expected / estimated

will / going to

to rise to / to climb to

approximately / around