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·HSK 5June 10

SpaceX (rocket and space company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
scheduled for / set for
dìngyú
定于
June 12
liù yuè shí èr rì
6月12日
on
zài
在
Nasdaq (stock exchange)
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
to list / to go public
shàngshì
上市
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元
。

Āilóng Mǎsīkè

埃隆·马斯克

under / belonging to

(structural particle)

SpaceX (rocket company)

on (formal date marker)

liù yuè shí èr rì

to list (on an exchange)

IPO (initial public offering)

fundraising / capital raise

750 yì měiyuán

jiāng chéngwéi

in history / of all time

(structural particle)

IPO (initial public offering)

HSK 4June 10

China
zhōngguó
中国
first
qián
前
five months
wǔ ge yuè
五个月
trade
màoyì
贸易
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
15.3 percent
15.3%
15.3%
。

20.68 trillion yuan

20.68 wàn yì yuán

HSK 5June 7

defense
guófáng
国防
technology
kējì
科技
startup
chūchuàng
初创
funding
róngzī
融资
set
chuàngxià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high
xīn gāo
新高
。

HSK 6June 7

Apollo Global Management
Āpōluó
阿波罗
with / and
yǔ
与
Blackstone
Hēishí
黑石
to complete / to finalize
wánchéng
完成
$35 billion
350 yì měiyuán
350亿美元
debt / debt financing
zhàiwù
债务
financing / capital raising
róngzī
融资
in order to
yǐ
以
for
wéi
为
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to procure / to purchase
cǎigòu
采购
AI
AI
AI
chip / processor
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Apollo Global Management

to complete / to finalize

a sum / one (measure word for transactions)

in history / historically

largest in scale

guīmó zuìdà

(structural particle)

sīmù xìndài

transaction / deal

for / in support of

Anthropic (AI company)

to lease / to rent for use

custom-made / customized

TPU (Tensor Processing Unit)

financing / funding

HSK 3June 7

chip stocks / semiconductor stocks
xīnpiàn gǔ
芯片股
to plunge / to fall sharply
dàdiē
大跌
，
Nasdaq
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
single-day
dān rì
单日
to decline / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
4 percent
4%
4%
。

affected by / due to

earnings / performance

guidance / expectations

falling short of / below

analyst expectations

to influence / impact

chip / semiconductor

to appear / to experience

HSK 5June 7

Google parent company
Gǔgē mǔ gōngsī
谷歌母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
to raise capital / to finance
róngzī
融资
$84.75 billion
847.5 yì měiyuán
847.5亿美元
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

Alphabet (Google parent company)

totaling / in total

847.5 yì měiyuán

(structural particle)

equity / shares

capital raising

among which / including

under the banner of

Berkshire (Hathaway)

100 yì měiyuán

(structural particle)

private placement investment

HSK 2June 7

AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
music
yīnyuè
音乐
company
gōngsī
公司
Suno (AI music company)
Suno
Suno
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
$400 million
4 yì měiyuán
4亿美元
funding / investment
róngzī
融资
。

AI (artificial intelligence)

Suno (AI music startup)

4 yì měiyuán

to reach / to achieve

54 yì měiyuán

HSK 5June 7

year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
mergers and acquisitions
bìnggòu
并购
deal
jiāoyì
交易
activity
huódòng
活动
continued
chíxù
持续
recovery
fùsū
复苏
。

(possessive marker)

HSK 4June 7

BYD
bǐyàdí
比亚迪
surpass
chāoyuè
超越
Tesla
tèsīlā
特斯拉
become
chéng
成
global
quánqiú
全球
largest
zuìdà
最大
electric vehicle
diàndòng qìchē
电动汽车
seller
xiāoshòu shāng
销售商
。

electric vehicle

diàndòng qìchē

electric vehicle

diàndòng qìchē

xiāoshòu shāng

jìngjìng duìshǒu

HSK 5June 6

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to seek / to pursue
xúnqiú
寻求
with
yǔ
与
China
Zhōngguó
中国
regarding
jiù
就
trade
màoyì
贸易
issues / questions
wèntí
问题
to launch / to initiate
zhǎnkāi
展开
substantive / meaningful
shízhìxìng
实质性
dialogue / talks
duìhuà
对话
。

economic security

jīngjì ānquán

to state / to indicate

to hope / to wish

imbalance / asymmetry

shìchǎng zhùnrù

to launch / to initiate

meaningful / substantive

(modifier particle)