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·HSK 4May 13

Trump (surname)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to arrive at
dǐdá
抵达
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
，
with / and
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping (Chinese president)
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to hold (a meeting or event)
jǔxíng
举行
trade / commerce
màoyì
贸易
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
。

president (of a country)

Trump (surname)

on (a date) / at

this time / on this occasion

with / by means of

trade / commerce

core / central focus

both sides / the two parties

situation / state of affairs

HSK 3May 12

China
Zhōngguó
中国
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to launch
fāshè
发射
Tianzhou-10 (cargo spacecraft)
Tiānzhōu shí hào
天舟十号
cargo spacecraft / supply ship
huòyùn fēichuán
货运飞船
。

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí yī rì

五月十一日

Tianzhou-10 (cargo spacecraft)

Tiānzhōu shí hào

cargo spacecraft / supply ship

huòyùn fēichuán

(future action marker)

6.2 metric tons

supplies / materials

to deliver to / to send to

the China Space Station

Zhōngguó kōngjiān zhàn

中国空间站

HSK 4May 12

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to say / to claim
chēng
称
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
to be in (a state)
chǔyú
处于
"
extreme / on the verge of
jídù
极度
crisis
wēijī
危机
"
within / in a state of
zhī zhōng
之中
，
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be stuck in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / impasse
jiāngjú
僵局
。

wǔ yuè shíyī rì

is currently in

"massive life support" / critical state

(completion marker)

(structural particle)

counter-proposal

while / on the other hand

to accuse / to criticize

positions / stances

divergence / disagreement

obvious / clear

HSK 5May 12

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Labour Party
Gōngdǎng
工党
local
dìfāng
地方
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
to suffer a crushing defeat
cǎn bài
惨败
，
Starmer
Sītǎmò
斯塔默
to face
miànlín
面临
within the party
dǎng nèi
党内
resignation
cízhí
辞职
pressure
yālì
压力
。

wǔ yuè bā rì

to painfully lose

political party

Reform UK (political party)

to capitalize on the momentum

to rise / to surge

to win / to gain

HSK 3May 12

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
will travel to / will be in
jiāng yú
将于
May 14th
5 yuè 14 rì
5月14日
to / through
zhì
至
the 15th
15 rì
15日
to visit / to make a state visit to
fǎngwèn
访问
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
，
with
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to hold / to conduct
jǔxíng
举行
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
。

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

President (head of state)

guójiā zhǔxí

HSK 5May 9

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
and / with
yǔ
与
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to agree / to consent
tóngyì
同意
three days
sān tiān
三天
ceasefire / truce
tínghuǒ
停火
。

the United States

president (of a country)

to announce / to declare

both sides / both parties

to agree / to consent

5 yuè 9 rì zhì 11 rì

5月9日至11日

during the period of

to implement / to carry out

ceasefire / truce

and also / furthermore

one thousand each

gè yī qiān míng

prisoners of war

HSK 6May 9

China
Zhōngguó
中国
two (people, with measure word)
liǎng míng
两名
former
qián
前
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
because of / due to
yīn
因
to accept bribes
shòuhuì
受贿
to be sentenced
bèi pàn
被判
death penalty
sǐxíng
死刑
with a two-year reprieve / suspended execution
huǎnqī zhíxíng
缓期执行
。

military court / tribunal

jūnshì fǎtíng

toward / regarding

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Wei Fenghe (person name)

Li Shangfu (person name)

to render / to issue (a ruling)

verdict / ruling

both persons / the two individuals

to be sentenced to

with a two-year reprieve (effectively commuted to life imprisonment)

huǎnqī liǎng nián zhíxíng

缓期两年执行

to set / to establish (a record or precedent)

Xi Jinping (name of Chinese president)

anti-corruption

campaign / movement

within / during

senior / high-ranking

military officer

to deal with / to punish

the most severe / the harshest

zuì yánlì de

HSK 2May 8

WHO (World Health Organization)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
hantavirus
Hàntǎn Bìngdú
汉坦病毒
outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
，
there have already been
yǐ yǒu
已有
three people
sān rén
三人
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
。

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

one (measure word for ships)

to occur / to break out

Hàntǎn Bìngdú

there have already been

confirmed (cases)

HSK 4May 8

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to exit / to withdraw from
tuìchū
退出
China
Zhōngguó
中国
television
diànshì
电视
and
jí
及
home appliances
jiādiàn
家电
market
shìchǎng
市场
，
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
34 years
34 nián
34年
structural particle
de
的
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
history
lìshǐ
历史
。

South Korea / Korean

electronics giant

diànzǐ jùtóu

to cease / to stop

Zhōngguó dàlù

selling / sales of

lasting as long as

structural particle

HSK 5May 7

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
during / while
zài
在
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
after
hòu
后
to continue
jìxù
继续
to attack / to strike
xíjī
袭击
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
，
Zelenskyy
Zélínsījī
泽连斯基
to give / to express
yǔyǐ
予以
to condemn / to denounce
qiǎnzé
谴责
。

around / before and after

to implement / to carry out

unilateral / one-sided

immediately / right after

attack / strike

attack / strike

to cause / to result in

to state / to call

the Russian side

more than / over