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·HSK 4March 28

France
Fǎguó
法国
police / authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
to foil / defeat
cuòbài
挫败
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
explosion / bomb
bàozhà
爆炸
attack
xíjī
袭击
，
to investigate
diàochá
调查
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
connection / background
bèijǐng
背景
。

sān yuè èrshíbā rì

三月二十八日

early morning / before dawn

police / authorities

Bank of America

Měiguó Yínháng

to stop / prevent

completed action particle

an / one instance of

prosecutorial authorities

jiǎnchá jīguān

immediately / promptly

to open / launch

counter-terrorism

to exist / have

connection / link

HSK 6March 28

China
Zhōngguó
中国
toward / against
duì
对
the United States (abbreviated)
Měi
美
to launch / to initiate
fāqǐ
发起
two-pronged / dual
shuāng xiàng
双项
trade
màoyì
贸易
investigation
diàochá
调查
，
China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
economic and trade
jīngmào
经贸
friction / tensions
mócā
摩擦
further
jìn yī bù
进一步
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
。

Ministry of Commerce

in response to / regarding

to launch / to initiate

counter-measure

Section 301 clause

sān líng yī tiáokuǎn

launched / conducted

modifying particle

at the same time / meanwhile

yǔ cǐ tóngshí

National People Congress

quánguó rén dà

completion marker

the latest edition

wǔ nián guīhuà

technological self-reliance

strategic minerals

zhànlüè kuàngchǎn

HSK 6March 26

United Nations General Assembly
Liánhéguó Dàhuì
联合国大会
to pass a resolution
tōngguò juéyì
通过决议
，
to declare
xuānbù
宣布
slave trade activities
fàn nú huódòng
贩奴活动
as
wéi
为
against humanity
fǎn rénlèi
反人类
the most serious / the gravest
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
crime
zuìxíng
罪行
and / additionally
bìng
并
to call for
hūyù
呼吁
reparations
péicháng
赔偿
。

United Nations General Assembly

Liánhéguó Dàhuì

联合国大会

on (date marker)

sān yuè èrshíwǔ rì

三月二十五日

yī bǎi èrshísān piào

一百二十三票

to pass / to adopt

formally designating (preposition)

kuà Dàxīyáng

to characterize as

dìngxìng wéi

the most serious / the gravest

zuì yánzhòng de

against humanity

and / additionally

to call on / to urge

relevant countries

xiāngguān guójiā

reparations / compensation

the United States

52 (measure word)

most / the majority of

Western countries

xīfāng guójiā

to take a stance

HSK 2March 25

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
the year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
top ten
shí dà
十大
science
kēxué
科学
advances / progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
list
míngdān
名单
。

to announce / to publish

completed action particle

èr líng èr wǔ nián

possessive particle

advances / progress

achievements / results

chips / semiconductors

and other fields

HSK 6March 25

Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
to expel / to drive out
qūzhú
驱逐
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
，
accusing him of
zhǐ qí
指其
to interfere in
gānshè
干涉
domestic affairs
nèizhèng
内政
。

2026 nián 3 yuè 24 rì

2026年3月24日

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

announced / declared

stationed in Lebanon

to designate as

persona non grata

bù shòu huānyíng de rén

不受欢迎的人

domestic affairs

fēnxī rénshì

to break free from

structural particle

HSK 2March 23

Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
prime minister
shǒuxiàng
首相
Sanchez (Spanish PM)
Sāngqiēsī
桑切斯
will
jiāng
将
in (time)
yú
于
April
sìyuè
四月
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
China
Zhōngguó
中国
。

to (date range)

the two countries

HSK 6March 20

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
summit / leaders meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
regarding / on the issue of
jiù
就
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
to soar / to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
and
yǔ
与
defense / security
fángwù
防务
gap / deficit
quēkǒu
缺口
to conduct / to engage in
zhǎnkāi
展开
consultations
cuōshāng
磋商
，
to issue / to publish
fābiǎo
发表
joint statement
liánhé shēngmíng
联合声明
。

3 yuè 19 rì zhì 20 rì

3月19日至20日

to convene / to hold

regarding / on the issue of

to trigger / to cause

(possessive particle)

to soar / to surge

defense spending

guófáng zhīchū

European strategic autonomy

Ōuzhōu zhànlüè zìzhǔ

欧洲战略自主

to conduct / to engage in

in-depth / thorough

to issue / to publish

joint statement

liánhé shēngmíng

to pledge / to commit to

energy security

néngyuán ānquán

guófáng zhèngcè

to take (action)

outside observers / external parties

toward / regarding

implementation / to implement

reservations / to maintain reservations

stance / attitude

HSK 6March 18

due to / constrained by
shòu
受
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war
zhànzhēng
战争
to constrain / to tie down
qiānzhì
牵制
，
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to delay / to postpone
tuīchí
推迟
with
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
(structural particle)
de
的
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
。

on (formal preposition)

sān yuè shíbā rì

三月十八日

originally scheduled

sān yuè sānshíyī rì

三月三十一日

to be held / to take place

(structural particle)

US-China / Sino-American

to delay / to postpone

reason / grounds

US-Israel (coalition)

against / toward

(structural particle)

military action / military campaign

jūnshì xíngdòng

to consume / to drain

(completion particle)

a large amount of

energy / effort

this (instance)

was originally / had been

in the past decade / nearly ten years

jìn shí nián lái

for the first time

also / additionally

had (past experience marker)

to hint / to imply

to hope / to wish

first / beforehand

to assist / to help

HSK 2March 16

the United States
Měiguó
美国
and
hé
和
China
Zhōngguó
中国
officials
guānyuán
官员
in
zài
在
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
regarding
jiù
就
trade
màoyì
贸易
issues
wèntí
问题
to hold
jǔxíng
举行
talks
huìtán
会谈
。

the United States

completed action marker

completed action marker

aimed at / with the goal of

end of the month

to do / to make

HSK 6March 16

China
Zhōngguó
中国
January to February
yī zhì èr yuè
1至2月
retail sales
língshòu é
零售额
and / with
yǔ
与
industrial output
gōngyè chǎnzhí
工业产值
both / simultaneously
shuāngshuāng
双双
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
。

National Bureau of Statistics

Guójiā Tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

to show / to reveal

January to February

yī zhì èr yuè

total retail sales of consumer goods

shèhuì xiāofèipǐn língshòu zǒngé

社会消费品零售总额

year-on-year growth of

tóngbǐ zēngzhǎng

bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn bā

to exceed / to surpass

market expectations

shìchǎng yùqī

industrial value-added output

gōngyè zēngjiāzhí

工业增加值

same period / for the same period

to grow / to increase

bǎifēnzhī liù diǎn sān

opening / early-stage

overall / on the whole

expectations / forecasts