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·HSK 4April 2

European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
delegation
dàibiǎotuán
代表团
in eight years / for the first time in eight years
bā nián lái
八年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
China
Zhōngguó
中国
。

sānyuè sānshíyī rì

三月三十一日

led by / consisting of

European Parliament

Ōuzhōu Yìhuì

mainly / primarily

diànzǐ shāngwù

regulation / oversight

and / as well as

fair / equitable

issue / problem

the Chinese side

to carry out / to launch

HSK 4April 2

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
to attack
xíjī
袭击
Kuwait
Kēwēitè
科威特
airport
jīchǎng
机场
，
cruise missile
xúnháng dǎodàn
巡航导弹
to strike
jīzhòng
击中
Qatar
Kǎtǎěr
卡塔尔
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮
。

international airport

guójì jīchǎng

fuel storage facility

chúyóu shèshī

wú rén shāngwáng

at the same time

yǔcǐ tóngshí

xúnháng dǎodàn

Kǎtǎěr Néngyuán Gōngsī

卡塔尔能源公司

èrshíyī míng

HSK 4April 2

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to deliver / to make (a speech)
fābiǎo
发表
prime time
huángjīn shíduàn
黄金时段
speech / address
yǎnjiǎng
演讲
，
to claim / to say
chēng
称
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war
zhànzhēng
战争
objectives
mùbiāo
目标
soon / imminently
jíjiāng
即将
to be achieved / to complete
wánchéng
完成
。

on (a date) / at

sìyuè yī rì

regarding / on the topic of

nationally / nationwide

address / speech

to claim / to say

soon / imminently

fail to / unable to

two to three weeks

liǎng dào sān zhōu

to reach / to achieve

agreement / deal

power generation

facilities / infrastructure

strikes / attacks

HSK 6April 1

Trump (US president Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will / going to
jiāng
将
to personally go to / to attend in person
qīn fù
亲赴
Supreme Court
zuìgāo fǎyuàn
最高法院
to attend
chūxí
出席
birthright citizenship
chūshēng gōngmínquán
出生公民权
case / legal case
àn
案
court hearing / oral arguments
tíngshěn
庭审
。

sì yuè èr rì

to personally attend

zuìgāo fǎyuàn

to sit in on / to observe

birthright citizenship

chūshēng gōngmínquán

出生公民权

structural particle

kǒutóu biànlùn

to involve / to concern

after taking office

structural particle

executive order

xíngzhèng lìng

zuìgāo fǎyuàn

structural particle

ruling / decision

in / on (time marker)

to render / to make

HSK 3April 1

middle
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
test
kǎo
考
consider
lǜ
虑
become
chéng
成
be
wéi
为
Iran
yī
伊
bright
lǎng
朗
and
hé
和
US
měi
美
country
guó
国
of
de
的
adjust
tiáo
调
resolve
jiě
解
person
rén
人
。

HSK 2April 1

the King of the United Kingdom
Yīngguó Guówáng
英国国王
King Charles III
Chá ěr sī Sān Shì
查尔斯三世
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
in / during
zài
在
late April
sì yuè xià xún
四月下旬
to visit / to make a state visit to
fǎngwèn
访问
United States
Měiguó
美国
。

the British Royal Family

Yīngguó Wángshì

King Charles III

Chá ěr sī Sān Shì

查尔斯三世

Camilla queen consort

will (future marker)

4 yuè xià xún

to (a destination)

to make / to conduct

guóshì fǎngwèn

the British King

Yīngguó Guówáng

since that time

for the first time

HSK 6April 1

Japan
Rìběn
日本
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
long-range
yuǎnchéng
远程
counter-strike
fǎnjī
反击
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
，
the Chinese side
Zhōng fāng
中方
to criticize
pīpíng
批评
its
qí
其
to exceed / to go beyond
chāoyuè
超越
exclusively defensive posture (Japanese defense doctrine)
zhuān shǒu fáng wèi
专守防卫
scope / boundaries
fànchóu
范畴
。

sān yuè sānshíyī rì

三月三十一日

Kumamoto Prefecture

Xióngběn xiàn

new type / newly developed

marking / signaling

major / significant

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

immediately afterward

to express a position

to believe / to consider

this action / this move

to exceed / to go beyond

(completion particle)

exclusively defensive posture

zhuān shǒu fáng wèi

HSK 4April 1

China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
trade
màoyì
贸易
truce
xiūzhàn
休战
continues / ongoing
chíxù
持续
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to defer / hold off
zàn huǎn
暂缓
to implement
shíshī
实施
new
xīn
新
rare earth
xī tǔ
稀土
export
chūkǒu
出口
restrictions
xiànzhì
限制
。

in effect / effective

during / period

suspended / paused

export controls

chūkǒu guǎnkòng

at the same time

the United States

continued / extended

reduction / concessions

fēnxī rénshì

is a type of / belongs to

zhànlüèxìng

temporary reprieve

before year-end 2026

2026 nián dǐ qián

durable / lasting

framework agreement

kuàngjià xiéyì

friction / tensions

escalation / intensification

HSK 4March 31

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to expand / to widen
kuòdà
扩大
in
zài
在
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
southern / southern region
nánbù
南部
structural particle
de
的
ground
dìmiàn
地面
military
jūnshì
军事
operation / action
xíngdòng
行动
。

Netanyahu (Israeli prime minister)

Nèitǎníyàhú

内塔尼亚胡

to order / to command

southern region

structural particle

invasion / incursion

nearly / close to

one million people

yī bǎi wàn rén

as a result / therefore

to be displaced / to lose one place to live

liúlí shīsuǒ

multiple countries

to issue / to release

joint statement

liánhé shēngmíng

to call for / to demand

further / additionally

action / operation

HSK 6March 31

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
the year 2026
èrlíngerèliù nián
2026年
economic
jīngjì
经济
work / working
gōngzuò
工作
framework
kuàngjià
框架
，
to set / to establish
shèdìng
设定
gross domestic product
GDP
GDP
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
and also
bìng
并
to increase / to step up
jiādà
加大
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

èrlíngerèliù nián

gross domestic product

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ

bǎifēnzhī wǔ

fiscal deficit ratio

cáizhèng chìzì lǜ

财政赤字率

bǎifēnzhī sì

to set a record

adverbial marker

fāxíng guīmó

jīchǔ shèshī

total investment

7 trillion yuan

qī wàn yì yuán rénmínbì

7万亿元人民币