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·HSK 5July 20

China
Zhōngguó
中国
economy
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
slows
fàngruǎn
放缓
to
zhì
至
4.3 percent
4.3%
4.3%
。

(possessive particle)

HSK 6July 18

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)
Lǐlái Zhìyào
礼来制药
for / at (a price)
yǐ
以
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
$3.8 billion
38 yì měiyuán
38亿美元
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
psychoactive drug / psychedelic medicine
jīngshén huóxìng yàowù
精神活性药物
company
gōngsī
公司
，
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
industry
hángyè
行业
overall / as a whole
zhěngtǐ
整体
revaluation / repricing
chónggū
重估
。

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)

Lǐlái Zhìyào

will (future marker)

for / at (a price)

up to / at most

38 yì měiyuán

psychoactive compound / psychedelic compound

jīngshén huóxìng huàhéwù

精神活性化合物

biotechnology company

shēngwù jìshù gōngsī

生物技术公司

AtaiBeckley (biotech company)

within the industry

traditional / conventional

large-scale / major

pharmaceutical capital

zhìyào zīběn

to enter / to advance into

this field / this domain

structural particle

signal / indicator

deal news / transaction news

jiāoyì xiāoxi

to announce / to release

in the same field / sector

multiple / many

listed company / public company

shàngshì gōngsī

stock price / share price

significantly / by a large margin

to rebound / to bounce back

psychoactive drug / psychedelic

jīngshén huóxìng yàowù

精神活性药物

sector / segment

overall / as a whole

to face / to confront

repricing / to be repriced

chóngxīn dìngjià

HSK 4July 18

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to set / to break a record
chuàng
创
all-time high / historical record
lìshǐ xīn gāo
历史新高
，
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to add / to further invest
zhuījiā
追加
$100 billion
1000 yì měiyuán
1000亿美元
in the United States
zài Měi
在美
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

to announce / to release results

second quarter / Q2

financial report / earnings report

to grow / to increase

402 yì měiyuán

five consecutive quarters

liánxù wǔ jì

to refresh / to break a record

at the same time / simultaneously

will (future marker)

the United States

to add / to further invest

1000 yì měiyuán

total US investment amount

zǒng zài Měi tóuzī é

总在美投资额

to raise to / to increase to

2650 yì měiyuán

HSK 4July 17

China
zhongguo
中国
first half
shangnian
上半年
GDP
GDP
GDP
growth rate
zengsu
增速
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
。

69.57 trillion yuan

69.57 wanyi yuan

HSK 3July 17

Changxin Memory
changxin cunchu
长鑫存储
fundraising
rongzi
融资
$10 billion
100 yi meiyuan
100亿美元
。

Changxin Memory

changxin cunchu

changxin cunchu

nearly $10 billion

jin 10yi meiyuan

jin 10yi meiyuan

HSK 5July 17

US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtú
冲突
to drive / to push
tuīdòng
推动
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
single day
dān rì
单日
to rise
zhǎng
涨
nearly
jìn
近
10 percent
yī chéng
一成
，
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
to touch / to reach
chùjí
触及
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$87
87 měiyuán
87美元
。

military conflict

jūnshì chōngtú

to climb / to surge

Brent crude oil

Bùlúntè yuányóu

布伦特原油

to break through

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Guójì Néngyuán Shǔ

国际能源署

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

(possessive particle)

freight transport

zuì yánzhòng

(possessive particle)

gōngyìng wēijī

HSK 4July 17

India
Yìndù
印度
SBI Funds Management
SBI Jījīn Guǎnlǐ
SBI基金管理
initial public offering (IPO)
IPO
IPO
oversubscribed
chāo é rèngòu
超额认购
exceeding / more than
yú
逾
41 times
sìshí yī bèi
四十一倍
，
total subscription amount
zǒng rèngòu é
总认购额
approximately
yuē
约
$31 billion
310 yì měiyuán
310亿美元
。

State Bank of India

Yìndù Guójiā Yínháng

印度国家银行

under / affiliated with

SBI Funds Management

SBI Jījīn Guǎnlǐ

SBI基金管理

guīmó zuìdà

(possessive particle)

310 yì měiyuán

in subscription bids

chāo é rèngòu

as high as / up to

yī bǎi sìshí bèi

一百四十倍

qīyuè èrshí yī rì

七月二十一日

to begin trading / to list

HSK 4July 16

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
second quarter
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
profit / earnings
lìrùn
利润
to surge / to increase sharply
dàzēng
大增
77 percent
77%
77%
，
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
full year / annual
quánnián
全年
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast / projection
yùcè
预测
。

to surge significantly

(future action marker)

capital expenditure

zīběn zhīchū

to raise / revise upward

$60 to $64 billion

600 zhì 640 yì měiyuán

600至640亿美元

HSK 5July 16

IBM (technology company)
IBM
IBM
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
to plunge / to crash (in value)
bàodiē
暴跌
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
，
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
in history / historically
shǐshàng
史上
largest / greatest
zuìdà
最大
single-day
dān rì
单日
decline / drop (in value)
diēfú
跌幅
。

to release / to issue

second quarter / Q2

profit warning / earnings warning

yínglì yùjǐng

stating / saying

below / lower than

expectations / forecast

to cause / to lead to

to set a record

(adverbial particle)

to plunge / to crash

bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ

百分之二十五

CEO / Chief Executive Officer

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

attributed to (in this context)

results / performance

falling short of expectations

and / as well as

jīchǔ shèshī

business / operations

weak / sluggish

HSK 2July 16

Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to surge greatly / to soar
dà zhǎng
大涨
，
to set / to establish (a record)
chuàng
创
historical record / all-time record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

to announce / to release

second quarter / Q2

earnings / performance results

to grow / to increase

bǎifēnzhī qīshíbā

百分之七十八

zǒng yíngsōu

to reach / to achieve

203.4 yì měiyuán

to set / to establish (a record)

lìshǐ xīngāo