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·HSK 4yesterday

super typhoon
chāoqiáng táifēng
超强台风
Bavi
Báiwēi
白薇
landfall
děnglù
登陆
China
Zhōngguó
中国

HSK 6yesterday

the United States
Měiguó
美国
once again / another round of
zài cì
再次
airstrike / aerial attack
kōngxí
空袭
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
immediately thereafter / thereupon
suíjí
随即
against / toward
duì
对
the Gulf / Persian Gulf region
hǎiwān
海湾
countries / states
guójiā
国家
to launch / to initiate
fādòng
发动
retaliatory / retributive
bàofùxìng
报复性
strike / attack
dǎjī
打击
。

the United States

Central Command / CENTCOM

zhōngyāng sīlìngbù

中央司令部

to confirm / to verify

US military forces

on / at (formal)

qīyuè shíyī rì

七月十一日

the third round

precision / precise

strike / attack

immediately thereafter

the United Arab Emirates / UAE

to carry out / to implement

retaliatory / retributive

strike / attack

regional / the region

tense situation / regional tensions

jǐnzhāng júshì

sharply / dramatically

to escalate / to intensify

HSK 3yesterday

the United States
Měiguó
美国
senator
cānyìyuán
参议员
Graham (Lindsey Graham, US Senator)
Géléiémǔ
格雷厄姆
suddenly / unexpectedly
tūrán
突然
to pass away / to die
qùshì
去世
，
to have lived to the age of (obituary term)
xiǎngnián
享年
71 years old
71 suì
71岁
。

the United States

the Republican Party

Lindsey Graham (US Republican Senator from South Carolina)

Línsài Géléiémǔ

林赛·格雷厄姆

on / at (formal time marker)

qīyuè shíyī rì

七月十一日

evening / night

suddenly / unexpectedly

to pass away / to die

to have lived to the age of

HSK 52 days ago

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
former
qián
前
Supreme Leader
zuìgāo lǐngxiù
最高领袖
Khamenei
Hāméinèiyī
哈梅内伊
at
zài
在
Mashhad (city in Iran)
Mǎshíhādé
马什哈德
holy shrine
shèngcí
圣祠
to complete
wánchéng
完成
burial / interment
ānzàng
安葬
。

zuìgāo lǐngxiù

on / at (formal)

qīyuè jiǔ rì

(structural particle)

Imam Reza Shrine

Yīmǎmù Lǐsà Shèngcí

伊玛目礼萨圣祠

prior to this / beforehand

lasting / for a period of

(structural particle)

activities / ceremonies

15 million people

yīqiān wǔbǎi wàn rén

一千五百万人

in a / during one

joint / combined

to die / be killed (formal)

to hold the position of

zuìgāo lǐngxiù

more than / over (formal)

sānshíqī nián

HSK 32 days ago

Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people / death toll
rénshù
人数
to surpass / exceed
chāoguò
超过
4,100 people
sìqiān yībǎi rén
四千一百人
。

Wěinèiruìlā

late in the month / the final ten days

(structural particle)

strong earthquake

to cause / result in

sìqiān yībǎi rén

四千一百人

yī wàn liùqiān rén

一万六千人

thousands of people

shù qiān rén

whereabouts unknown / still missing

xiàluò bùmíng

HSK 52 days ago

NATO summit
Běiyuē fēnghuì
北约峰会
to close / to conclude
bìmù
闭幕
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to authorize
shòuquán
授权
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
independently / on its own
zìxíng
自行
to produce / to manufacture
shēngchǎn
生产
Patriot (missile system)
Àiguózhě
爱国者
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
。

Běiyuē fēnghuì

qīyuè bā rì

to conclude / to close

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

independently / on its own

Patriot (missile system)

dǎodàn xìtǒng

at the same time / simultaneously

chéngyuán guó

to pledge / to commit

70 billion euros

qībǎi yì ōuyuán

七百亿欧元

aid / assistance

HSK 42 days ago

Typhoon Maysak
táifēng Màishā
台风麦莎
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
Guangxi region
Guǎngxī
广西
flood disaster
hóng zāi
洪灾
，
around 900
jiǔbǎi tiáo
九百条
snake
shé
蛇
to escape from
táo chū
逃出
breeding farm
yǎngzhíchǎng
养殖场
to run rampant / to wreak havoc
sìnüè
肆虐
Hengzhou (city in Guangxi)
Héngzhōu
横州
。

táifēng Màishā

to cause / to result in

Héngzhōu Shì

serious / severe

flooding / waterlogging

sānshíjiǔ rén

to wash away / to destroy by flooding

snake breeding farm

yǎng shé chǎng

to escape / to flee

to lead to / to cause

to be bitten by a snake

after / afterwards

to die from / without cure

to die / to lose one life

HSK 5last week

U.S. military
Měijūn
美军
again / once more
zàicì
再次
to strike / to hit
dǎjī
打击
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnshì
军事
targets / sites
mùbiāo
目标
，
in retaliation for
bàofù
报复
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
attacks on ships
xí chuán
袭船
conduct / behavior
xíngwéi
行为
。

Central Command

Zhōngyāng Sīlìngbù

中央司令部

jūnshì jīdì

to carry out / to implement

strikes / to strike

to retaliate against / in retaliation for

continued / ongoing

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to attack / attack

ships / vessels

[structural particle]

conduct / behavior

HSK 4last week

NATO
Běiyuē
北约
summit / summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
large-scale / massive
dà guīmó
大规模
armaments / military equipment
jūnbèi
军备
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
Trump (U.S. President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to plan to / intends to
nǐ
拟
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
。

to hold / to convene

multiple countries

completion marker

billions of dollars

shù shí yì měiyuán

数十亿美元

[structural particle]

armaments / military equipment

agreement / deal

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

at the same time / also

to state / to indicate

to lift / to remove

[structural particle]

to let / to allow

to join / to rejoin

F-35 (fighter jet program)

program / project

HSK 6last week

Hamas
Hāmǎsī
哈马斯
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to dissolve / to disband
jiěsàn
解散
Gaza
Jiāshā
加沙
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
，
power / authority
quánlì
权力
will
jiāng
将
to transfer / to hand over
yíjiāo
移交
independent
dúlì
独立
technocratic committee
jìshù wěiyuánhuì
技术委员会
。

qīyuè liùrì

structural particle

Emergency Committee

jǐnjí wěiyuánhuì

紧急委员会

jìshù guānliáo

structural particle

transitional body

guòdù jīgòu

fēnxī rénshì

symbolic significance

xiàngzhēng yìyì

substantive impact

wǔzhuāng lìliàng

structural particle

to make / to commit to

HSK 5last week

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in / at
zài
在
the South Pacific
nán Tàipíngyáng
南太平洋
to test-fire / to test-launch
shìshè
试射
submarine-launched
qiánshè
潜射
ballistic missile
dàndào dǎodàn
弹道导弹
，
multiple countries
duō guó
多国
to raise / to lodge
tíchū
提出
strong / vehement
qiángliè
强烈
protest
kàngyì
抗议
。

PLA Navy (Chinese navy)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn

中国人民解放军海军

qīyuè liùrì

the South Pacific

nán Tàipíngyáng

(completed action particle)

for the first time

publicly acknowledged

gōngkāi chéngrèn

structural particle

submarine-launched

ballistic missile

dàndào dǎodàn

one after another

structural particle