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·HSK 6March 31

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
opposition party
zàiyědǎng
在野党
KMT / Chinese Nationalist Party
Guómíndǎng
国民党
chairperson
zhǔxí
主席
Cheng Li-wun (KMT chairwoman)
Zhèng Lìwén
郑丽文
to accept
jiēshòu
接受
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
invitation
yāoqǐng
邀请
，
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
April
sìyuè
四月
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
Chinese mainland
Zhōngguó dàlù
中国大陆
。

opposition party

KMT / Chinese Nationalist Party

Cheng Li-wun (KMT chairwoman)

sìyuè qī rì

Chinese mainland

Zhōngguó dàlù

in nearly ten years

jìn shí nián lái

for the first time

cross-strait relations

liǎng àn guānxi

China-US relations

Zhōng-Měi guānxi

sensitive period

mǐngǎn shíqī

HSK 4March 31

China
Zhōngguó
中国
March
3 yuè
3月
official
guānfāng
官方
manufacturing sector
zhìzàoyè
制造业
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
rose to
shēng zhì
升至
50.4
50.4
50.4
，
to set
chuàng
创
in nearly a year
jìn yī nián
近一年
highest level
zuìgāo shuǐpíng
最高水平
。

National Bureau of Statistics

Guójiā Tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)

market expectations

shìchǎng yùqī

structural particle

completion particle

liǎng gè yuè

structural particle

trend / situation

HSK 6March 30

Donald Trump (US President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
to destroy
cuīhuǐ
摧毁
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
export
chūkǒu
出口
hub / center
shūniǔ
枢纽
Kharg Island
Hāěrgé Dǎo
哈尔格岛
，
to demand
yāoqiú
要求
immediately
lìjí
立即
to reopen
chóng kāi
重开
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
。

hardline / tough

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

possessive particle

power generation

to climb / to surge

115 US dollars per barrel

měi tǒng 115 měiyuán

每桶115美元

to break out / outbreak

HSK 4March 30

China
Zhōngguó
中国
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to launch
fāshè
发射
new type / next-generation
xīn xíng
新型
cargo spacecraft
huòyùn fēichuán
货运飞船
Qingzhou (spacecraft name)
Qīngzhōu
青舟
prototype
yuánxíng
原型
verification prototype
yànzhèng jī
验证机
。

on (date marker)

sānyuè sānshí rì

三月三十日

Qingzhou (cargo spacecraft)

cargo spacecraft

huòyùn fēichuán

verification prototype

kōngjiān zhàn

structural particle

verification prototype

weighing approximately

4,200 kilograms

carries / equipped with

scientific experiment

kēxué shíyàn

designed service lifetime

shèjì shòumìng

HSK 4March 30

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Liánbāng Diàochájú
联邦调查局
to determine / to conclude
rèndìng
认定
the state of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn zhōu
密歇根州
place of worship
jiàotáng
教堂
attack
xíjī
袭击
as / to be
wéi
为
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
related
xiāngguān
相关
terrorist attack
kǒngbù xíjī
恐怖袭击
。

US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Měiguó Liánbāng Diàochájú

美国联邦调查局

on / at (time marker)

2026 nián 3 yuè 30 rì

2026年3月30日

the state of Michigan

Mìxiēgēn zhōu

structural particle

Yóutài jiàotáng

an (measure word for incidents)

structural particle

terrorist attack

kǒngbù xíjī

HSK 6March 29

US and Israel
Měi Yǐ
美以
against
duì
对
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military operations
jūnshì xíngdòng
军事行动
to reach / to enter
jìnrù
进入
the thirtieth day
dì sānshí tiān
第三十天
，
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
says / states
chēng
称
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to accept
jiēshòu
接受
most of
dà bùfen
大部分
conditions
tiáojiàn
条件
。

military operations

jūnshì xíngdòng

to reach / to enter

the thirtieth day

dì sānshí tiān

multiple countries

foreign ministers

agreement / endorsement

unclear / uncertain

HSK 6March 29

Zelenskyy (Ukrainian president)
Zé lián sī jī
泽连斯基
to conclude
jiéshù
结束
the Gulf tour
hǎiwān zhī xíng
海湾之行
，
with
yǔ
与
Saudi Arabia
Shā tè
沙特
、
Qatar
Kǎ tǎ ěr
卡塔尔
and
jí
及
the UAE
Ā lián qiú
阿联酋
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
ten-year
shí nián
十年
defense agreements
guófáng xiéyì
国防协议
。

Zé lián sī jī

from (date marker)

sān yuè èr shí qī rì

èr shí jiǔ rì

Shā tè Ā lā bó

沙特阿拉伯

the three countries

completion particle

structural particle

defense cooperation agreements

guófáng hézuò xiéyì

国防合作协议

hǎiwān guójiā

air defense system

fáng kōng tǐxì

in exchange for

air defense missiles

fáng kōng dǎodàn

HSK 6March 29

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
member states
chéngyuán guó
成员国
to agree
tóngyì
同意
to extend (time)
yáncháng
延长
pandemic
dà liúxíng bìng
大流行病
agreement / treaty
xiéyì
协议
annex / attachment
fùjiàn
附件
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
deadline / time limit
qīxiàn
期限
。

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

chéngyuán guó

sānyuè èrshíbā rì

三月二十八日

dà liúxíng bìng

agreement / treaty

annex / attachment

(possessive particle)

late in the month

to restart / resume

so as to / in order to

World Health Assembly

Shìjiè Wèishēng Dàhuì

世界卫生大会

HSK 4March 28

“
No Kings (protest movement name)
wú wáng
无王
”
protests
kàngyì
抗议
to sweep across
xíjuǎn
席卷
United States
Měiguó
美国
the entire country
quán jìng
全境
，
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
8 million people
bā bǎi wàn rén
800万人
on the same day
tóng rì
同日
to participate
cānyù
参与
。

sān yuè èrshí bā rì

across the country

sān qiān sān bǎi chǎng

number of people

8 to 9 million people

bā bǎi wàn zhì jiǔ bǎi wàn rén

800万至900万人

structural particle

structural particle

law enforcement

HSK 4March 28

Myanmar (Burma)
Miǎndiàn
缅甸
powerful earthquake
qiángzhèn
强震
one-year anniversary
yī zhōunián
一周年
：
disaster-hit area
zāiqū
灾区
reconstruction
chóngjiàn
重建
slow / sluggish
huǎnmàn
缓慢
，
food / grain
liángshi
粮食
security / safety
ānquán
安全
situation / conditions
xíngshì
形势
still / yet
réng
仍
to indicate (formal)
gào
告
grave / severe
yánjùn
严峻
。

sān yuè èrshíbā rì

qī diǎn qī jí

to occur / to happen

since (time marker)

agencies / institutions

to show / to indicate

disaster-affected

regions / areas

liù fēn zhī yī

structural particle

households / families

insecurity / unsafe

problems / issues

jīchǔ shèshī

repair / restoration

situation / circumstances

complex / complicated

and / thus (conjunction)

to be hindered / obstructed