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·HSK 5May 1

Mali (country in West Africa)
Mǎlǐ
马里
armed / militant
wǔzhuāng
武装
armed rebellion / insurgency
pànluàn
叛乱
organization / group
zǔzhī
组织
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
large-scale / major
dàguīmó
大规模
coordinated / joint
xiétóng
协同
offensive / attack
jìngōng
进攻
，
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
in / during
zài
在
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
in the midst of
zhōng
中
to be killed in action / to die in battle
zhènwáng
阵亡
。

since / starting from

(start of a time period)

armed organization / militant group

wǔzhuāng zǔzhī

JNIM (Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Mali)

and / together with

Tuareg (ethnic group and rebel faction)

rebel forces / insurgents

against / targeting

multiple / several

attack / strike

to cause / resulting in

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Sadio (first name of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

Camara (surname of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

to die / to be killed

this / the current

is / represents

rebellion / insurgency

since / ever since

largest in scale / most extensive

guīmó zuì dà

(structural particle)

operation / action

HSK 4May 1

Wang Yi (Chinese foreign minister)
Wáng Yì
王毅
stated / indicated
biǎoshì
表示
to blockade / to close off
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Hormuz (Strait of Hormuz)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
to go against / to run counter to
wéibèi
违背
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
shared / common
gòngtóng
共同
interests
lìyì
利益
，
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
all parties
gè fāng
各方
through / via
tōngguò
通过
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
channels / means
tújìng
途径
to resolve / to defuse
huàjiě
化解
crisis
wēijī
危机
。

foreign minister

wàijiāo bùzhǎng

to close / to shut

to harm / to damage

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

to urge / to press

means / methods

comprehensive / full

the Chinese side

to safeguard / to protect

security / safety

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

agenda item / issue

HSK 4April 30

Baidu (Chinese tech company)
Bǎidù
百度
Apollo Go (Baidu robotaxi service)
Apollo Go
Apollo Go
Wuhan (city in China)
Wǔhàn
武汉
malfunction / system failure
gùzhàng
故障
after
hòu
后
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to suspend / to halt temporarily
zàntíng
暂停
to issue / to grant
fāfàng
发放
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
new
xīn
新
permit / license
xǔkě zhèng
许可证
。

Baidu (tech company)

Apollo Go (Baidu robotaxi service)

driverless taxi / robotaxi

wúrén chūzū chē

无人出租车

due to / because of

cloud / cloud platform

malfunction / breakdown

Wuhan (city in China)

collectively / en masse

to cease operation

more than 100 vehicles

yú bǎi liàng

driverless car / robotaxi

inside the vehicle

regulatory authorities

jiānguǎn bùmén

subsequently / following this

to issue / to grant

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

permit / license

yùnyíng shāng

must / are required to

safety self-assessment

ānquán zì jiǎn

HSK 3April 29

China
Zhongguo
中国
private
minying
民营
aerospace
hangtian
航天
company
qiye
企业
in
zai
在
Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang
浙江
to complete construction of
jiancheng
建成
liquid-propellant rocket
yeti huojian
液体火箭
super-factory
chaoji gongchang
超级工厂
。

Kinetica-2 rocket

Tianlong San Hao

chaoji gongchang

has been (located in)

Zhejiang Province

completed construction

jianshe wancheng

annual production capacity

HSK 5April 29

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
foreign minister
wàizhǎng
外长
to arrive at / to reach
dǐdá
抵达
Moscow
Mòsīkē
莫斯科
to seek / to look for
xúnqiú
寻求
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
support
zhīchí
支持
，
Iran-US
Yī-Měi
伊美
nuclear
hé
核
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
still / yet
réng
仍
without / no
wú
无
substantive
shízhì
实质
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
。

foreign minister

Araghchi (Iranian foreign minister)

regarding / on the matter of

ongoing / continuing

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to prevent / to block

38 [ships, measure word]

sānshíbā sōu

ships / vessels

entering or leaving

ports / harbors

at the time of / during

HSK 2April 28

Palestine
Bālèsītǎn
巴勒斯坦
in / at
zài
在
Gaza
Jiāshā
加沙
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
more than twenty years
èrshí duō nián
二十多年
(period up to now)
lái
来
first time
shǒucì
首次
election / vote
xuǎnjǔ
选举
，
the West Bank
Yuēdàn Hé Xī àn
约旦河西岸
simultaneously
tóngbù
同步
to vote
tóupiào
投票
。

on / at (formal)

(completion particle)

more than twenty years

èrshí duō nián

(modifier particle)

Fatah (Palestinian political party)

(modifier particle)

(completion particle)

seats (in a council)

Yuēdàn Hé Xī àn

约旦河西岸

(modifier particle)

approximately / about

bǎi fēn zhī wǔshísān

HSK 4April 28

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drone / unmanned aircraft
wúrén jī
无人机
for the third time
sān dù
三度
to strike / to attack
xíjī
袭击
Tuapse (city in Russia)
Tú Āpǔxiè
图阿普谢
oil refinery
liàn yóu chǎng
炼油厂
，
large fire / blaze
dàhuǒ
大火
once again
zài dù
再度
to ignite / to break out (fire)
rán qǐ
燃起
。

again / once more

to strike / to attack

along the coast

(modifier particle)

liàn yóu chǎng

(modifier particle)

more than / exceeding

firefighters / emergency personnel

xiāofáng rényuán

the scene / on site

to fight (a fire) / to battle

the facility / the plant

the last time / the previous

to halt production

HSK 5April 28

Iran
Yīráng
伊朗
to propose / to put forward
tíyì
提议
to reopen
chóng kāi
重开
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
，
to demand / to call for
yāoqiú
要求
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
war
zhànzhēng
战争
and / also
bìng
并
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
。

to put forward / to propose

plan / proposal

to state / to claim

if / provided that

the United States

to lift / to remove

naval / maritime

to end / to terminate

will (future marker)

to open / to reopen

the Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

the United States

to review / to examine

(completion particle)

plan / proposal

to state / to indicate

agreement / deal

to include / to incorporate

regarding / concerning

(modifier particle)

HSK 4April 28

China
zhōngguó
中国
to halt / to order a stop
jiàotíng
叫停
Meta (US tech company)
Meta
Meta
toward / in regard to
duì
对
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
startup / newly founded company
chūchuàng qǐyè
初创企业
Manus (AI startup)
Manus
Manus
(structural particle)
de
的
acquisition / takeover
shōugòu
收购
。

National Development and Reform Commission

guójiā fāzhǎn hé gǎigé wěiyuánhuì

国家发展和改革委员会

to prohibit / to ban

chūchuàng qǐyè

to require / to demand

to withdraw / to cancel

this (transaction)

approximately $2 billion

yuē 20 yì měiyuán

(structural particle)

deal / transaction

HSK 5April 27

Mali
Mǎlǐ
马里
to erupt / to break out
bàofā
爆发
large-scale / widespread
dà guīmó
大规模
coordinated / synchronized
xiétiáo
协调
attack / assault
xíjī
袭击
，
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
in / at
zài
在
capital city
shǒudū
首都
nearby / in the vicinity
fùjìn
附近
to be killed / to perish
yùnàn
遇难
。

within the territory / across the country

multiple / several

simultaneously / at the same time

to erupt / to break out

large-scale / widespread

armed / armed force

attack / assault

jihadist armed group

shèngjì wǔzhuāng

and / together with

Tuareg [ethnic group in West Africa]

Tú ā léi gé

separatist armed group

fēnliè wǔzhuāng

in coordination / coordinated

to launch / to initiate [an attack]

attack / offensive

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Sadio Camara [defense minister name]

Sà dí ào Kǎmǎlā

萨迪奥·卡马拉

outskirts / suburban area

[structural particle]

Kati [town near Bamako]

[passive marker]

suicide / self-detonating

car bomb / vehicle-borne explosive

qìchē zhàdàn

attack / assault

to die / to be killed

Bamako [capital of Mali]

to be forced to / compelled

to close / to shut down