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·HSK 6April 16

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
toward / at
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
nearly 700 (drones and missiles)
jìn 700 jià
近700架
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrén jī
无人机
and
jí
及
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
，
to cause / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
16 people
16 rén
16人
to die / to be killed
yùnàn
遇难
。

2026 nián 4 yuè 16 rì

2026年4月16日

to launch / to fire

nearly 700 (drones and missiles)

to cause / resulting in

over 100 people

to date / so far

largest / most intense

(structural particle)

one / a single (instance)

aerial attack / air strike

HSK 4April 16

United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
：
more than 80 percent
chāo bā chéng
超八成
Sudan
Sūdān
苏丹
displaced / to be forced to leave home
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
family / household
jiātíng
家庭
to be forced / compelled
bèipò
被迫
to skip meals / to reduce food intake
jiǎn cān
减餐
。

report / to report

to show / to indicate

more than / exceeding

bǎi fēn zhī bāshí

(attributive particle)

displaced / to be forced to leave home

liúlí shīsuǒ

family / household

to be forced / compelled

to reduce meals / to skip eating

to get through the day / to survive

neighboring country Chad

lín guó Zhàdé

currently / at present

to shelter / to take in

more than / exceeding

Sudanese refugees

Sūdān nànmín

HSK 6April 16

Chinese Foreign Ministry
Zhōngguó Wàijiāobù
中国外交部
to condemn / to censure
qiǎnzé
谴责
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to blockade / naval blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
，
calling it / stating that it is
chēng qí
称其
dangerous / hazardous
wēixiǎn
危险
and / moreover
qiě
且
irresponsible
bù fùzérèn
不负责任
。

Chinese Foreign Ministry

Zhōngguó Wàijiāobù

中国外交部

to condemn / to censure

the United States

toward / with regard to

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to implement / to impose

(attributive particle)

hǎishàng fēngsuǒ

dangerous / hazardous

and warned that

bìng jǐnggào

this action / this move

will / going to

to threaten / to jeopardize

passing vessels / ships in transit

guòwǎng chuánzhī

(attributive particle)

safe passage / freedom of navigation

ānquán tōngxíng

HSK 5April 15

Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
immigrant / migrant
yímín
移民
amnesty / pardon
tèshè
特赦
measure / policy
cuòshī
措施
，
up to / at most
zuìduō
最多
500,000
wǔshí wàn
50万
undocumented
wú zhèngjiàn
无证件
immigrants
yímín
移民
can / may
kě
可
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
legal / lawful
héfǎ
合法
status / identity
shēnfèn
身份
。

on (date marker)

sì yuè shísì rì

formally / officially

to finalize / to confirm

aspect particle

a / one (measure word for measures)

measure / policy

to allow / to permit

measure word for people

wú zhèngjiàn

permit / permission

described this as

to call / to describe as

an act of justice

zhèngyì zhī jǔ

while / whereas

opposition party

however / on the other hand

to give / to offer

strong / intense

HSK 2April 15

Russia
éluósī
俄罗斯
foreign minister
wàizhǎng
外长
Lavrov
lāfūluófū
拉夫罗夫
to visit (officially)
fǎngwèn
访问
China
zhōngguó
中国
，
with
yǔ
与
Wang Yi (Chinese Foreign Minister)
wáng yì
王毅
to hold (a meeting/event)
jǔxíng
举行
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
。

foreign minister

sì yuè shísì rì zhì shíwǔ rì

4月14日至15日

to visit (officially)

foreign minister

to hold (a meeting/event)

talks / meeting

(completed action marker)

situation / state of affairs

issue / problem

HSK 4April 15

Haiti
hǎidì
海地
historical / historic
lìshǐ
历史
ancient fortress / historic fort
gǔbǎo
古堡
Easter
fùhuójié
复活节
stampede / trampling incident
cǎità
踩踏
accident / incident
shìgù
事故
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
30 people
sānshí rén
三十人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

sì yuè shí èr rì

northern part / north

Citadelle Henri

hēnglì gǔbǎo

gathering / assembly

event / activity

during / in the middle of

to occur / to happen

to cause / result in

dozens of people

HSK 5April 15

Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
fuel / petroleum
rányóu
燃油
protest / to protest
kàngyì
抗议
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
no-confidence
bù xìnrèn
不信任
motion (parliamentary)
dòng yì
动议
，
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
tax cut / tax reduction
jiǎnshuì
减税
package / plan
fāng àn
方案
。

nationwide / across the country

to continue / sustained

to escalate / to intensify

Martin (Irish PM Micheál Martin)

sì yuè shísān rì

5.05 yì ōuyuán

opposition party

immediately / thereupon

to put forward / to propose

motion (parliamentary)

HSK 2April 15

Peru
Bìlǔ
秘鲁
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to hold / to carry out
jìnxíng
进行
second round
dì èr lún
第二轮
voting
tóupiào
投票
。

no / there is not

to obtain / to win

more than half the votes

liù wàn sān qiān míng

六万三千名

because of / due to

arrive / be delivered

tóupiào shíjiān

HSK 4April 15

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition party
fǎnduìdǎng
反对党
to defeat
jíbài
击败
Orbán (Hungarian PM)
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
，
Magyar (opposition leader)
Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr
马尔亚尔
to win
yíngdé
赢得
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
。

opposition party

Bǐdé Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr

彼得·马尔亚尔

in / at (prep.)

(structural particle)

with / at a rate of

(structural particle)

to win a landslide victory

dà huò quánshèng

parliamentary seats

bringing to an end

lasting as long as

(structural particle)

rule / time in power

this time / on this occasion

(structural particle)

to set (a record)

hòu gòngchǎnzhǔyì

后共产主义

(structural particle)

historical record

HSK 1April 14

Benin (West African country)
Bèiníng
贝宁
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni, Beninese finance minister)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
to win
yíngdé
赢得
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
general election / presidential election
dàxuǎn
大选
。

Benin (West African country)

finance minister

cáizhèng bùzhǎng

Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni)

structural particle

ninety-four percent / 94%

bǎifēnzhī jiǔshísì

structural particle

vote share / percentage of votes received

to win / to be victorious