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zhōng guó
中国
and
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shì jiè
世界
·HSK 2April 1

the King of the United Kingdom
Yīngguó Guówáng
英国国王
King Charles III
Chá ěr sī Sān Shì
查尔斯三世
will (future marker)
jiāng
in / during
zài
late April
sì yuè xià xún
四月下旬
to visit / to make a state visit to
fǎngwèn
访问
United States
Měiguó
美国

the British Royal Family
Yīngguó Wángshì
英国王室
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
King Charles III
Chá ěr sī Sān Shì
查尔斯三世
king
guówáng
国王
and
queen consort
wánghòu
王后
Camilla queen consort
Kǎmǐlā
卡米拉
will (future marker)
jiāng
in / during
zài
late April
4 yuè xià xún
4月下旬
to (a destination)
duì
United States
Měiguó
美国
to make / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
state visit
guóshì fǎngwèn
国事访问
this
zhè
is / to be
shì
the British King
Yīngguó Guówáng
英国国王
since / from
2007
2007 nián
2007年
since that time
yǐlái
以来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
United States
Měiguó
美国

Japan
Rìběn
日本
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
long-range
yuǎnchéng
远程
counter-strike
fǎnjī
反击
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
the Chinese side
Zhōng fāng
中方
to criticize
pīpíng
批评
its
to exceed / to go beyond
chāoyuè
超越
exclusively defensive posture (Japanese defense doctrine)
zhuān shǒu fáng wèi
专守防卫
scope / boundaries
fànchóu
范畴

March 31st
sān yuè sānshíyī rì
三月三十一日
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in
zài
Kumamoto Prefecture
Xióngběn xiàn
熊本县
to complete
wánchéng
完成
new type / newly developed
xīnxíng
新型
long-range
yuǎnchéng
远程
counter-strike
fǎnjī
反击
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
(particle)
de
first
shǒucì
首次
deployment
bùshǔ
部署
marking / signaling
biāozhì zhe
标志着
its
post-war
zhànhòu
战后
military
jūnshì
军事
strategy
zhànlüè
战略
(particle)
de
major / significant
zhòngdà
重大
shift / change
zhuǎnbiàn
转变
China
Zhōngguó
中国
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
wàijiāobù
外交部
immediately afterward
suíjí
随即
to express a position
biǎotài
表态
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
this action / this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
to exceed / to go beyond
chāochū
超出
(completion particle)
le
exclusively defensive posture
zhuān shǒu fáng wèi
专守防卫
principle
yuánzé
原则
(particle)
de
scope
fànchóu
范畴

China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
trade
màoyì
贸易
truce
xiūzhàn
休战
continues / ongoing
chíxù
持续
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to defer / hold off
zàn huǎn
暂缓
to implement
shíshī
实施
new
xīn
rare earth
xī tǔ
稀土
export
chūkǒu
出口
restrictions
xiànzhì
限制

during
zài
China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
trade
màoyì
贸易
truce
xiūzhàn
休战
agreement
xiéyì
协议
continues
chíxù
持续
in effect / effective
shēngxiào
生效
during / period
qījiān
期间
China
Zhōngguó
中国
already / has
suspended / paused
zàntíng
暂停
on / regarding
duì
rare earth
xī tǔ
稀土
minerals
kuàngwù
矿物
(particle)
de
more
gèng duō
更多
export controls
chūkǒu guǎnkòng
出口管控
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
the United States
Měiguó
美国
also
continued / extended
yánxù
延续
(particle)
le
toward China
duì Huá
对华
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
(particle)
de
partial
bùfen
部分
reduction / concessions
jiǎnmiǎn
减免
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
warned
jǐnggào
警告
this
cǐ cì
此次
truce
xiūzhàn
休战
is a type of / belongs to
shǔyú
属于
strategic
zhànlüèxìng
战略性
temporary reprieve
zàn huǎn
暂缓
if
ruò
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
unable to
wú fǎ
无法
before
zài
before year-end 2026
2026 nián dǐ qián
2026年底前
to reach
dáchéng
达成
more
gèng
durable / lasting
chí jiǔ
持久
(particle)
de
framework agreement
kuàngjià xiéyì
框架协议
trade
màoyì
贸易
friction / tensions
mócā
摩擦
there exist
cúnzài
存在
escalation / intensification
jī huà
激化
risks
fēngxiǎn
风险

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to expand / to widen
kuòdà
扩大
in
zài
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
southern / southern region
nánbù
南部
structural particle
de
ground
dìmiàn
地面
military
jūnshì
军事
operation / action
xíngdòng
行动

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Netanyahu (Israeli prime minister)
Nèitǎníyàhú
内塔尼亚胡
to order / to command
xiàlìng
下令
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
southern region
nánbù
南部
structural particle
de
ground
dìmiàn
地面
invasion / incursion
rùqīn
入侵
operation
xíngdòng
行动
nearly / close to
jìn
one million people
yī bǎi wàn rén
一百万人
as a result / therefore
yīncǐ
因此
to be displaced / to lose one place to live
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
multiple countries
duōguó
多国
to issue / to release
fābiǎo
发表
joint statement
liánhé shēngmíng
联合声明
to call for / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to avoid
bìmiǎn
避免
further / additionally
jìn yī bù
进一步
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
military
jūnshì
军事
action / operation
xíngdòng
行动

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
the year 2026
èrlíngerèliù nián
2026年
economic
jīngjì
经济
work / working
gōngzuò
工作
framework
kuàngjià
框架
to set / to establish
shèdìng
设定
gross domestic product
GDP
GDP
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
and also
bìng
to increase / to step up
jiādà
加大
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
investment
tóuzī
投资

China
Zhōngguó
中国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to release
fābù
发布
the year 2026
èrlíngerèliù nián
2026年
economic
jīngjì
经济
policy
zhèngcè
政策
framework
kuàngjià
框架
gross domestic product
GDP
GDP
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
target
mùbiāo
目标
to be set at
shè wéi
设为
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%
to / reaching
zhì
5 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ
5%
fiscal deficit ratio
cáizhèng chìzì lǜ
财政赤字率
to maintain
wéichí
维持
4 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì
4%
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
plans to
jìhuà
计划
to set a record
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
adverbial marker
de
to increase
jiādà
加大
bonds
zhàiquàn
债券
issuance scale
fāxíng guīmó
发行规模
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
total investment
zǒng tóuzī
总投资
projected
yùjì
预计
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
7 trillion yuan
qī wàn yì yuán rénmínbì
7万亿元人民币

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
opposition party
zàiyědǎng
在野党
KMT / Chinese Nationalist Party
Guómíndǎng
国民党
chairperson
zhǔxí
主席
Cheng Li-wun (KMT chairwoman)
Zhèng Lìwén
郑丽文
to accept
jiēshòu
接受
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
invitation
yāoqǐng
邀请
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
April
sìyuè
四月
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
Chinese mainland
Zhōngguó dàlù
中国大陆

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
opposition party
zàiyědǎng
在野党
KMT / Chinese Nationalist Party
Guómíndǎng
国民党
chairperson
zhǔxí
主席
Cheng Li-wun (KMT chairwoman)
Zhèng Lìwén
郑丽文
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to accept
jiēshòu
接受
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
invitation
yāoqǐng
邀请
will
jiāng
in / on
April 7th
sìyuè qī rì
四月七日
to / through
zhì
12th
shí èr rì
十二日
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
Chinese mainland
Zhōngguó dàlù
中国大陆
this
is
wéi
KMT
Guómíndǎng
国民党
leader
lǐngdǎo rén
领导人
in nearly ten years
jìn shí nián lái
近十年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to visit China
fǎng Huá
访华
timing
shíjī
时机
coincides with
qiàféng
恰逢
cross-strait relations
liǎng àn guānxi
两岸关系
and / with
China-US relations
Zhōng-Měi guānxi
中美关系
both
shuāngshuāng
双双
to enter
jìnrù
进入
sensitive period
mǐngǎn shíqī
敏感时期

China
Zhōngguó
中国
March
3 yuè
3月
official
guānfāng
官方
manufacturing sector
zhìzàoyè
制造业
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
rose to
shēng zhì
升至
50.4
50.4
50.4
to set
chuàng
in nearly a year
jìn yī nián
近一年
highest level
zuìgāo shuǐpíng
最高水平

China
Zhōngguó
中国
National Bureau of Statistics
Guójiā Tǒngjìjú
国家统计局
announced
gōngbù
公布
March
3 yuè
3月
official
guānfāng
官方
manufacturing
zhìzàoyè
制造业
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
rose to
shēng zhì
升至
50.4
50.4
50.4
higher than
gāoyú
高于
market expectations
shìchǎng yùqī
市场预期
structural particle
de
50.1
50.1
50.1
ending
jiéshù
结束
completion particle
le
preceding
cǐqián
此前
two months
liǎng gè yuè
两个月
structural particle
de
contraction
shōusuō
收缩
trend / situation
tàishì
态势

Donald Trump (US President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
to destroy
cuīhuǐ
摧毁
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
export
chūkǒu
出口
hub / center
shūniǔ
枢纽
Kharg Island
Hāěrgé Dǎo
哈尔格岛
to demand
yāoqiú
要求
immediately
lìjí
立即
to reopen
chóng kāi
重开
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡

United States
Měiguó
美国
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Donald Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
on
March 30
3 yuè 30 rì
3月30日
to issue
fāchū
发出
hardline / tough
qiángyìng
强硬
warning
jǐnggào
警告
stating
chēng
if
ruò
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
does not
immediately
lìjí
立即
reopen
chóng kāi
重开
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
US military
měijūn
美军
will
jiāng
destroy
cuīhuǐ
摧毁
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
possessive particle
de
oil wells
yóujǐng
油井
power generation
fādiàn
发电
facilities
shèshī
设施
and
Kharg Island
Hāěrgé Dǎo
哈尔格岛
affected by
shòu
this
news
xiāoxi
消息
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
to
zhì
approximately
yuē
115 US dollars per barrel
měi tǒng 115 měiyuán
每桶115美元
being
wéi
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to break out / outbreak
bàofā
爆发
since
yǐlái
以来
highest
zuìgāo
最高
level
shuǐpíng
水平

China
Zhōngguó
中国
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to launch
fāshè
发射
new type / next-generation
xīn xíng
新型
cargo spacecraft
huòyùn fēichuán
货运飞船
Qingzhou (spacecraft name)
Qīngzhōu
青舟
prototype
yuánxíng
原型
verification prototype
yànzhèng jī
验证机

China
Zhōngguó
中国
on (date marker)
March 30th
sānyuè sānshí rì
三月三十日
successfully
chénggōng
成功
launched
fāshè
发射
Qingzhou (cargo spacecraft)
Qīngzhōu
青舟
cargo spacecraft
huòyùn fēichuán
货运飞船
prototype
yuánxíng
原型
verification prototype
yànzhèng jī
验证机
is
shì
China
Zhōngguó
中国
low-cost
dīchéngběn
低成本
space station
kōngjiān zhàn
空间站
resupply
bǔjǐ
补给
project
xiàngmù
项目
structural particle
de
important
zhòngyào
重要
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
verification prototype
yànzhèng jī
验证机
weighing approximately
zhòng yuē
重约
4,200 kilograms
4200 gōngjīn
4200公斤
carries / equipped with
dāzài
搭载
27
27 xiàng
27项
scientific experiment
kēxué shíyàn
科学实验
payload
zàihè
载荷
in-orbit
zàiguǐ
在轨
designed service lifetime
shèjì shòumìng
设计寿命
is
wéi
three years
sān nián
三年

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Liánbāng Diàochájú
联邦调查局
to determine / to conclude
rèndìng
认定
the state of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn zhōu
密歇根州
place of worship
jiàotáng
教堂
attack
xíjī
袭击
as / to be
wéi
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
related
xiāngguān
相关
terrorist attack
kǒngbù xíjī
恐怖袭击

US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Měiguó Liánbāng Diàochájú
美国联邦调查局
on / at (time marker)
March 30, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 30 rì
2026年3月30日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
March 12
3 yuè 12 rì
3月12日
to occur
fāshēng
发生
in
zài
the state of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn zhōu
密歇根州
structural particle
de
synagogue
Yóutài jiàotáng
犹太教堂
attack case
xíjī àn
袭击案
is
shì
an (measure word for incidents)
yī qǐ
一起
motivated by
yóu
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
ideology
lǐniàn
理念
driven by
qūdòng
驱动
structural particle
de
terrorist attack
kǒngbù xíjī
恐怖袭击