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·HSK 5June 4

SoftBank (company name)
Ruanyin
软银
to announce
xuanbu
宣布
in / at
zai
在
France
Faguo
法国
to invest
touzi
投资
75 billion euros
750 yi ouyuan
750亿欧元
to build / to construct
jianshe
建设
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
data center
shuju zhongxin
数据中心
。

SoftBank (company name)

group / conglomerate

to build / to construct

reaching / up to

(possessive/modifier particle)

artificial intelligence

total investment

up to / maximum

75 billion euros

HSK 3June 4

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
Shenshu Qiusuo
深度求索
for the first time
shoucı
首次
to raise funds / funding round
rongzi
融资
target / goal
mubiao
目标
valuation
guzhi
估值
up to / as high as
gaoda
高达
$59 billion
590 yi meiyuan
590亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

currently / in the process of

to carry out / to conduct

to raise funds / funding round

to raise / to collect

HSK 3June 3

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to launch / to kick off
qǐdòng
启动
roadshow (investor presentations)
lùyǎn
路演
，
plan
jìhuà
计划
June 12th
liùyuē shí-èr rì
六月十二日
on / at
zài
在
Nasdaq (stock exchange)
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
to go public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
。

SpaceX (rocket company)

liùyuē sì rì

to launch / kick off

initial public offering (IPO)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

to raise (funds)

750 yì měiyuán

as high as / reaching

1.75 wànyì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

in history / historically

(attributive particle)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

HSK 2June 3

S&P 500 index
Biāozhǔn Pǔěr wǔbǎi zhǐshù
标准普尔500指数
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
7,600 points
7600 diǎn
7600点
，
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
stocks / shares
gǔpiào
股票
to lead gains / to lead the rise
lǐng zhǎng
领涨
。

Biāozhǔn Pǔěr wǔbǎi zhǐshù

标准普尔500指数

liùyuē èr rì

for the first time

to close (market)

to set (a record)

HSK 5June 2

China
Zhōngguó
中国
outbound
duìwài
对外
investment
tóuzī
投资
new rules
xīnguī
新规

HSK 5June 2

Shanghai Stock Exchange
Shàng Jiāo Suǒ
上交所
to adjust / to revamp
tiáozhěng
调整
index / indices
zhǐshù
指数
weighting
quánzhòng
权重
，
tech stocks
kējìgǔ
科技股
proportion / share
zhànbǐ
占比
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to increase / to boost
tíshēng
提升
。

Shanghai Stock Exchange

Shànghǎi Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ

上海证券交易所

under its umbrella / affiliated

major / primary

adjustment / revision

significantly / substantially

to raise / to increase

chip / semiconductor

(possessive particle)

HSK 2May 31

the United States
Měiguó
美国
cattle herd
niúqún
牛群
number / quantity
shùliàng
数量
to drop to / to fall to
jiàngzhì
降至
in 75 years
75 nián lái
75年来
the lowest point
zuì dīdiǎn
最低点
，
beef
niúròu
牛肉
prices
jiàgé
价格
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

structural particle

number / quantity

completion marker

the least / the fewest

increasingly / more and more

HSK 3May 31

Warsh (surname)
Wòshí
沃什
to take office / to assume post
jiùrèn
就任
the US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
chair / chairman
zhǔxí
主席
，
to take over
jiēshǒu
接手
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
difficult problem / challenge
nántí
难题
。

Kevin (given name)

Warsh (surname)

on (date marker)

wǔ yuè èrshíèr rì

to be sworn into office

xuānshì jiùzhí

the United States

dì shíqī rèn

US Federal Reserve

Měi lián chǔ

to succeed / to replace

Powell (Jerome Powell, former Fed chair)

to face / to confront

to persist / ongoing

to remain elevated

structural particle

HSK 3May 30

Best Buy (electronics retailer)
Bǎisīmǎi
百思买
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjī
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to surge / to rise sharply
dà zhǎng
大涨
。

Best Buy (electronics retailer)

to announce / to release

financial results

89.4 yì měiyuán

to grow / growth

bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn jiǔ

bǎifēnzhī shí

HSK 5May 30

OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
confidentially / in secret
mìmì
秘密
to / toward
xiàng
向
United States
Měiguó
美国
securities
zhèngquàn
证券
Exchange Commission
jiāoyì wěiyuánhuì
交易委员会
to submit / to file
tíjiāo
提交
public listing / IPO
shàngshì
上市
application
shēnqǐng
申请
。

OpenAI (AI research company)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Měiguó Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

美国证券交易委员会

to file / submit

completed action marker

IPO prospectus (S-1)

zhāogǔ shuōmíngshū

招股说明书

the fourth quarter

stock market listing