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·HSK 5May 15

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Health Secretary / Minister of Health
wèishēng bùzhǎng
卫生部长
Streeting (UK Health Secretary)
Sītèlǐtíng
斯特里廷
to resign
cízhí
辞职
，
to intensify / to deepen
jiājù
加剧
Labour Party (UK)
Gōngdǎng
工党
leadership
lǐngdǎo céng
领导层
crisis
wéijī
危机
。

Health Secretary / Minister of Health

wèishēng bùzhǎng

Wes Streeting (UK Health Secretary)

Wéisī Sītèlǐtíng

韦斯·斯特里廷

on / at (time marker)

to announce / to declare

to say / to state

Starmer (UK Prime Minister)

(possessive/attributive particle)

leadership ability

HSK 4May 15

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
to hit / to strike
jīzhòng
击中
Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
Jīfǔ
基辅
apartment building
gōngyù lóu
公寓楼
，
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
24 people
24 rén
24人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

to attack / strike

Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)

one (measure word for buildings)

apartment building

to lead to / to cause

to perish / to die in a disaster

three (measure word for people)

child / children

HSK 5May 15

Xi Jinping (Chinese president)
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to warn / warning
jǐnggào
警告
Trump (US president)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
：
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
issue / problem
wèntí
问题
to handle / to deal with
chǔlǐ
处理
improperly / inappropriately
bùdàng
不当
will / would
jiāng
将
to cause / to make
shǐ
使
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
conflict / clash
chōngtū
冲突
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。

at / in / during

summit / summit meeting

on / above / at (location)

Xi Jinping (Chinese president)

to characterize as / to define as

dìngxìng wéi

China-US / Sino-American

relations / relationship

in / among / within

the most important

zuì zhòngyào

structural particle

issue / agenda item

HSK 2May 14

the European Union
Oumeng
欧盟
unanimously / all together
yizhi
一致
to agree / to approve
tongyi
同意
toward / against
dui
对
Israel
Yisèlie
以色列
settler / colonist
dingjuzhe
定居者
to impose / to implement
shishi
实施
sanctions
zhicai
制裁
。

the European Union

member state / member country

to agree / to approve

toward / against

to impose / to implement

possessive / structural particle

destruction / damage

to trigger / to cause

completion particle

strong / intense

outrage / indignation

HSK 6May 14

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
to test-fire / to conduct a test launch
shìshè
试射
new type / next-generation
xīnxíng
新型
Sarmat (Russian ICBM)
Sāěrmǎtè
萨尔马特
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
zhōujì dàndào dǎodàn
洲际弹道导弹
，
nuclear
hé
核
modernization
xiàndàihuà
现代化
process / advancement
jìnchéng
进程
to continue / to persist
chíxù
持续
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
。

recently / in recent days

to complete / to carry out

new type / next-generation

Sarmat (RS-28 ICBM)

intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

zhōujì dàndào dǎodàn

洲际弹道导弹

possessive / structural particle

test launch / test-firing

this / the said

end of the year

formally / officially

to enter / to be placed into

combat / battle

on duty / on alert

HSK 6May 13

the Pentagon (US Defense Department)
Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu
五角大楼
official
guānyuán
官员
to state / to say
chēng
称
United States
Měiguó
美国
against Iran
duì Yī
对伊
war
zhànzhēng
战争
to cost (money)
hào zī
耗资
has reached
yǐ dá
已达
$29 billion
290 yì měiyuán
290亿美元
。

Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu

to reveal / to disclose

military operation

jūnshì xíngdòng

(possessive particle)

cumulative / total

expenditure / cost

290 yì měiyuán

figure / number

liǎng zhōu qián

250 yì měiyuán

HSK 4May 13

Trump (surname)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to arrive at
dǐdá
抵达
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
，
with / and
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping (Chinese president)
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to hold (a meeting or event)
jǔxíng
举行
trade / commerce
màoyì
贸易
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
。

president (of a country)

Trump (surname)

on (a date) / at

this time / on this occasion

with / by means of

trade / commerce

core / central focus

both sides / the two parties

situation / state of affairs

HSK 3May 12

China
Zhōngguó
中国
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to launch
fāshè
发射
Tianzhou-10 (cargo spacecraft)
Tiānzhōu shí hào
天舟十号
cargo spacecraft / supply ship
huòyùn fēichuán
货运飞船
。

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí yī rì

五月十一日

Tianzhou-10 (cargo spacecraft)

Tiānzhōu shí hào

cargo spacecraft / supply ship

huòyùn fēichuán

(future action marker)

6.2 metric tons

supplies / materials

to deliver to / to send to

the China Space Station

Zhōngguó kōngjiān zhàn

中国空间站

HSK 4May 12

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to say / to claim
chēng
称
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
to be in (a state)
chǔyú
处于
"
extreme / on the verge of
jídù
极度
crisis
wēijī
危机
"
within / in a state of
zhī zhōng
之中
，
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be stuck in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / impasse
jiāngjú
僵局
。

wǔ yuè shíyī rì

is currently in

"massive life support" / critical state

(completion marker)

(structural particle)

counter-proposal

while / on the other hand

to accuse / to criticize

positions / stances

divergence / disagreement

obvious / clear

HSK 5May 12

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Labour Party
Gōngdǎng
工党
local
dìfāng
地方
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
to suffer a crushing defeat
cǎn bài
惨败
，
Starmer
Sītǎmò
斯塔默
to face
miànlín
面临
within the party
dǎng nèi
党内
resignation
cízhí
辞职
pressure
yālì
压力
。

wǔ yuè bā rì

to painfully lose

political party

Reform UK (political party)

to capitalize on the momentum

to rise / to surge

to win / to gain