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·HSK 4May 5

the United States
Meiguo
美国
to announce / to declare
xuanbù
宣布
from
cóng
从
Germany
Déguó
德国
to withdraw / to pull out
chèchu
撤出
5,000
wuqian míng
五千名
soldiers / troops
shìbing
士兵
。

the United States

will (future marker)

within six to twelve months

liù zhì shíer gè yuè nèi

六至十二个月内

stationed troops

to hint / to imply

to cut / to reduce

scale / magnitude

even larger / greater

HSK 5May 5

Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Milei (Argentine president)
Mǐlái
米莱
to restore / to reinstate
huīfù
恢复
media
méitǐ
媒体
access to / to enter
jìnrù
进入
presidential palace
zǒngtǒng fǔ
总统府
structural particle
de
的
right / access
quánlì
权利
。

Milei (Argentine president)

after / in the face of

strong backlash

qiángliè fǎntán

after / following

to restore / to reinstate

Casa Rosada (the Argentine presidential palace)

structural particle

to ban / to prohibit

journalist / reporter

HSK 3May 5

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
and / with
yǔ
与
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
each / separately
gèzì
各自
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
plan
jìhuà
计划
。

to announce / to declare

5 yuè 8 rì zhì 9 rì

5月8日至9日

Zélíānsījī

on the other hand / while

late night of May 5

5 yuè 5 rì shēnyè

HSK 4May 4

UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Āliányù
阿联酋
to condemn / to denounce
qiǎnzé
谴责
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
using / with
yòng
用
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
to attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company)
ADNOC
ADNOC
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮
。

UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Revolutionary Guard

gémìng wèiduì

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to attack / to strike

national oil company

guójiā shíyóu gōngsī

国家石油公司

structural particle

one (vessel, used as measure word)

HSK 5May 4

Beijing (as seat of government)
Běijīng
北京
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to demand / to require
yāoqiú
要求
China
Zhōngguó
中国
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to ignore / to disregard
wúshì
无视
the United States
Měiguó
美国
against / on
duì
对
oil refiners / petroleum refiners
liànyóu shāng
炼油商
(possessive particle)
de
的
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
。

for the first time

publicly / openly

to demand / to require

enterprises / companies

to ignore / to disregard

the United States

oil / petroleum

liànyóu shāng

(possessive particle)

to carry out / to conduct

relevant / related

business / business dealings

exchanges / dealings

this move / this action

to raise / to trigger

outside observers / the outside world

regarding / about

institutions / organizations

(passive marker)

to be excluded / to be cut off

from / outside of

settlement / clearing

system / framework

outside of / beyond

(attributive particle)

concerns / worries

HSK 2May 4

Beijing
Běijīng
北京
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
buying and selling / trade
mǎimài
买卖
and
hé
和
flight / flying
fēixíng
飞行
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
。

(possessive particle)

rules / regulations

from / starting from

wǔ yuè yī rì

to start / beginning

to take effect / to come into force

to ban / to prohibit

inside / within

buying and selling

flight / flying

flight / flying

activities / operations

all (universal quantifier)

to need / to require

approval / to approve

HSK 3May 4

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to escort / to convoy
hùsòng
护送
merchant vessel / commercial ship
shāngchuán
商船
to pass through
tōngguò
通过
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr mù zī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
。

the United States

will (future marker)

to begin / to start

merchant vessel / commercial ship

safely / in safety

to pass through

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr mù zī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

in order to / so as to

to safeguard / to ensure

global / worldwide

oil / petroleum

transportation / shipping

unobstructed / smooth flow

U.S. military / U.S. forces

to force / to compel

sìshíbā sōu

ships / vessels

route / shipping lane

HSK 5May 2

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
from
cóng
从
Germany
Déguó
德国
to withdraw / to pull back
chèhuí
撤回
approximately / about
yuē
约
5,000 (troops)
wǔ qiān míng
五千名
stationed troops / garrison
zhùjūn
驻军
。

Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu

will (future marker)

future / upcoming

liù zhì shí èr gè yuè

六至十二个月

within / inside

wǔ qiān míng

U.S. military / U.S. troops

soldier / soldiers

this move / this action

to occur / to take place

Washington D.C.

because of / due to

issue / problem

relationship / relations

to tend toward / to become

tense / tension

at a time when / amid

HSK 6May 1

US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to cost / cost of
hào zī
耗资
has reached / now totaling
yǐ dá
已达
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
the Senate
cānyìyuàn
参议院
to reject / to veto
fǒujué
否决
to invoke / to cite
yuányǐn
援引
War Powers Act / Resolution
Zhànzhēng Quánlì Fǎ
战争权力法
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
resolution
juéyì
决议
。

with / and (formal)

possessive / attributive particle

to continue / to persist

more than / exceeding

to cost / cost of

to reach / to total

250 yì měiyuán

to reject / to veto

aspect particle

to invoke / to cite

the War Powers Act / Resolution

Zhànzhēng Quánlì Fǎ

《战争权力法》

possessive / attributive particle

to blockade / blockade

Hormuz (strait name)

strait / channel

to continue / continuously

to push up / to drive up

global / worldwide

analysts / commentators

fēnxī rénshì

expected / projected

in the short term

difficult to / hard to

to end / to conclude

HSK 3May 1

the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to raise / to upgrade
jiāng
将
terrorist / terrorism
kǒngbù
恐怖
threat
wēixié
威胁
level / grade
jíbié
级别
to raise / to elevate
tíshēng
提升
to / up to
zhì
至
severe
yánzhòng
严重
，
previously / before this
cǐqián
此前
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
antisemitic
fǎnyóu
反犹
attack
xíjī
袭击
incident / event
shìjiàn
事件
。

the United Kingdom

joint / combined

centre / center

to announce / to declare

substantial / significant

to raise to / to elevate to

meaning that / indicating

is highly likely

jí yǒu kěnéng

to occur / to happen