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·HSK 5April 16

Pakistan
Bājīsītǎn
巴基斯坦
to indicate / to state
biǎoshì
表示
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
nuclear talks
hé tánpàn
核谈判
to achieve
qǔdé
取得
major / significant
zhòngdà
重大
breakthrough
tūpò
突破
。

military / armed forces

Chief of General Staff

zǒng cānmóuzhǎng

Asim Munir (Pakistani Army Chief)

Āxīmǔ Mùníěr

阿西姆·穆尼尔

leaders / leadership

to convey / to relay

[completion marker]

from / coming from

the United States

message / information

atmosphere / mood

noticeably / clearly

the White House

to reach / to achieve

the United States

to hint / to suggest

this (ongoing conflict)

imminent / about to

to end / to conclude

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