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·HSK 3April 1

middle
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
test
kǎo
考
consider
lǜ
虑
become
chéng
成
be
wéi
为
Iran
yī
伊
bright
lǎng
朗
and
hé
和
US
měi
美
country
guó
国
of
de
的
adjust
tiáo
调
resolve
jiě
解
person
rén
人
。

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
将
in / during
zài
在
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

King Charles III

Chá ěr sī Sān Shì

查尔斯三世

Camilla queen consort

will (future marker)

4 yuè xià xún

to (a destination)

to make / to conduct

guóshì fǎngwèn

the British King

Yīngguó Guówáng

since that time

for the first time

HSK 6April 1

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
qí
其
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
。

sān yuè sānshíyī rì

三月三十一日

Kumamoto Prefecture

Xióngběn xiàn

new type / newly developed

marking / signaling

major / significant

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

immediately afterward

to express a position

to believe / to consider

this action / this move

to exceed / to go beyond

(completion particle)

exclusively defensive posture

zhuān shǒu fáng wèi

HSK 4April 1

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
新
rare earth
xī tǔ
稀土
export
chūkǒu
出口
restrictions
xiànzhì
限制
。

in effect / effective

during / period

suspended / paused

export controls

chūkǒu guǎnkòng

at the same time

the United States

continued / extended

reduction / concessions

fēnxī rénshì

is a type of / belongs to

zhànlüèxìng

temporary reprieve

before year-end 2026

2026 nián dǐ qián

durable / lasting

framework agreement

kuàngjià xiéyì

friction / tensions

escalation / intensification

HSK 4March 31

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

Netanyahu (Israeli prime minister)

Nèitǎníyàhú

内塔尼亚胡

to order / to command

southern region

structural particle

invasion / incursion

nearly / close to

one million people

yī bǎi wàn rén

as a result / therefore

to be displaced / to lose one place to live

liúlí shīsuǒ

multiple countries

to issue / to release

joint statement

liánhé shēngmíng

to call for / to demand

further / additionally

action / operation

HSK 6March 31

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
并
to increase / to step up
jiādà
加大
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

èrlíngerèliù nián

gross domestic product

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ

bǎifēnzhī wǔ

fiscal deficit ratio

cáizhèng chìzì lǜ

财政赤字率

bǎifēnzhī sì

to set a record

adverbial marker

fāxíng guīmó

jīchǔ shèshī

total investment

7 trillion yuan

qī wàn yì yuán rénmínbì

7万亿元人民币

HSK 6March 31

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
。

opposition party

KMT / Chinese Nationalist Party

Cheng Li-wun (KMT chairwoman)

sìyuè qī rì

Chinese mainland

Zhōngguó dàlù

in nearly ten years

jìn shí nián lái

for the first time

cross-strait relations

liǎng àn guānxi

China-US relations

Zhōng-Měi guānxi

sensitive period

mǐngǎn shíqī

HSK 4March 31

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
创
in nearly a year
jìn yī nián
近一年
highest level
zuìgāo shuǐpíng
最高水平
。

National Bureau of Statistics

Guójiā Tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)

market expectations

shìchǎng yùqī

structural particle

completion particle

liǎng gè yuè

structural particle

trend / situation

HSK 6March 30

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
。

hardline / tough

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

possessive particle

power generation

to climb / to surge

115 US dollars per barrel

měi tǒng 115 měiyuán

每桶115美元

to break out / outbreak

HSK 4March 30

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
。

on (date marker)

sānyuè sānshí rì

三月三十日

Qingzhou (cargo spacecraft)

cargo spacecraft

huòyùn fēichuán

verification prototype

kōngjiān zhàn

structural particle

verification prototype

weighing approximately

4,200 kilograms

carries / equipped with

scientific experiment

kēxué shíyàn

designed service lifetime

shèjì shòumìng