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·HSK 4July 15

middle
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
to
duì
对
sun
rì
日
root
běn
本
rare
xī
稀
earth
tǔ
土
exit
chū
出
mouth
kǒu
口
forbid
jìn
禁
order
lìng
令
implement
shí
实
action
shī
施
rise
shēng
升
level
jí
级
。

HSK 4July 15

China-Vietnam
zhōngyuè
中越
freight
huòyùn
货运
train
lièchē
列车
upgraded to
shēngjí wéi
升级为
daily
rìcháng
日常
operation
yùnxíng
运行
。

HSK 5July 15

Fudan
fùdàn
复旦
microelectronics
wēidiànzǐ
微电子
first half of year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
profit
lìrùn
利润
significantly
dàfú
大幅
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
。

Fudan Microelectronics

fùdàn wēidiànzǐ

复旦微电子

shàng bàn nián

HSK 5July 12

Momenta
Móméng tǎ
摩蒙塔
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
listed
shàngshì
上市
fundraising
róngjī
融资
$752 million
7.52 yì měiyuán
7.52亿美元

90 yì měiyuán

HSK 4July 12

Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
、
SK Hynix (South Korean memory chipmaker)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
and / together with
yǔ
与
Micron (US semiconductor company)
Měiguāng
美光
to race to / to vie in
jìngxiāng
竞相
to expand / to increase
kuòdà
扩大
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
memory (computing)
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
。

global / worldwide

three major / the top three

memory (computing)

chip / semiconductor chip

manufacturers / vendors

currently / in the process of

to race to / to compete in

production capacity

in order to / so as to

to meet / to satisfy

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

attributive particle

strong / robust (demand)

analysis / to analyze

institutions / research firms

to forecast / prediction

global / worldwide

will (future marker)

to grow / growth

to reach / to achieve

$1.51 trillion US dollars

1.51 wànyì měiyuán

1.51万亿美元

HSK 4July 11

China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
MiniMax (Chinese AI company)
MiniMax
MiniMax
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$2 billion
èrshí yì měiyuán
二十亿美元
fundraising / financing
róngzī
融资
。

MiniMax (Chinese AI company)

èrshí yì měiyuán

二十亿美元

the majority / most

funds / capital

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

operations / business

chuàngshǐrén

to achieve / realize

AGI / artificial general intelligence

tōngyòng réngōng zhìnéng

通用人工智能

to receive / draw

HSK 2July 11

PepsiCo
Bǎishì Gōngsī
百事公司
earnings / performance
yèjī
业绩
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
slightly / marginally
xiǎofú
小幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

qīyuè shí rì

slightly / marginally

gain / increase

the largest / biggest

Bǎishì Gōngsī

structural particle

quarterly report

earnings / results

lower than / below

expectation / forecast

HSK 4July 8

Coinbase (cryptocurrency exchange)
Coinbase
Coinbase
to obtain / to receive
huò
获
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Jīnróng Jiānguǎn Jú
金融监管局
authorization / approval
shòuquán
授权
，
will [formal]
jiāng
将
to move into / to expand into
jìnjūn
进军
derivatives
yǎnshēng pǐn
衍生品
and / as well as [formal]
jí
及
stocks / equities
gǔpiào
股票
market
shìchǎng
市场
。

jiāmì huòbì

Coinbase (cryptocurrency exchange)

to obtain / to receive

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Jīnróng Xíngwéi Jiānguǎn Jú

金融行为监管局

approval / to approve

to plan / plans

yǎnshēng pǐn

stocks / equities

to date / up to now

[structural particle]

HSK 4July 7

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
Q2 / second quarter
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
operating profit
yíngyè lìrùn
营业利润
to surge dramatically
bàozēng
暴增
nearly / approximately
jìn
近
19-fold / 19 times
shíjiǔ bèi
19倍
。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

to announce / to publish

Q2 / second quarter

preliminary earnings announcement

operating profit

yíngyè lìrùn

to surge dramatically

19-fold / 19 times

equivalent to approximately

584 yì měiyuán

this achievement / this result

zhè yī chéngjì

to set a record

global / worldwide

technology company

kējì gōngsī

operating profit

yíngyè lìrùn

all-time record

lìshǐ zuìgāo jìlù

历史最高纪录

HSK 3July 6

Dow Jones Index
Dàoqióngsī zhǐshù
道琼斯指数
July
qīyuè
七月
to set / to break (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
all-time high / new historical record
lìshǐ xīn gāo
历史新高
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
52,900 points
52900 diǎn
52900点
。

qī yuè liù rì

the United States

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Dàoqióngsī Gōngyè Píngjūn Zhǐshù

道琼斯工业平均指数

to set / to establish (a record)

lìshǐ xīn gāo

intraday / during trading

to reach / to touch

ultimately / finally

to close (trading)