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·HSK 6August 8

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to posthumously award
zhuī shòu
追授
two (people)
liǎng míng
两名
coast guard
hǎijǐng
海警
martyr
lièshì
烈士
title / designation
chēnghào
称号
，
to confirm / to acknowledge
quèrèn
确认
South China Sea
Nán Hǎi
南海
standoff / confrontation
duìzhì
对峙
in / during
zhōng
中
own side / home side
jǐfāng
己方
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to occur / to appear
chūxiàn
出现
casualties
shāngwáng
伤亡
。

formally / officially

to posthumously award

South China Sea

accident / incident

to be killed / to die in service

structural particle

title / designation

for the first time in decades

shùshí nián lái

for the first time

to acknowledge / to admit

South China Sea

standoff / confrontation

to occur / to happen

HSK 5August 6

United States
Měiguó
美国
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
to import / importation of
jìnkǒu
进口
foreign / made abroad
wàiguó
外国
humanoid / human-shaped
rénxíng
人形
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
to take / to adopt (measures)
cǎiqǔ
采取
resolute / firm
jiānjué
坚决
countermeasures / to counter
fǎnzhì
反制
measures
cuòshī
措施
。

to ban / to prohibit

to import / importation of

manufactured / produced

(structural particle)

humanoid / human-shaped

after / following

Ministry of Commerce

will (future marker)

to take / to adopt

resolute / firm

countermeasures

to account for / to hold

global / worldwide

bǎifēnzhī bāshíwǔ

百分之八十五

(structural particle)

share / portion

fēnxī rénshì

to believe / to consider

Beijing / the Chinese government

by means of / using

to restrict / to limit

rare earth (minerals)

exports / to export

as / serving as

retaliation / to retaliate

HSK 5August 6

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
warns
jǐnggào
警告
United States
Měiguó
美国
attacks
gōngjī
攻击
will
jiāng
将
invite
zhāozhì
招致
retaliation
bàofù
报复

HSK 4August 6

China
Zhōngguó
中国
Jielong-3
Jiélong sān hào
捷龙三号
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
debris
suìpiàn
碎片
falls into
làorù
落入
Philippines
Fēlǜbīn
菲律宾
economic zone
jīngjì qū
经济区

Jiélong sān hào

HSK 6August 6

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to transfer (formal)
jiāng
将
fifth tranche / fifth batch
dì wǔ pī
第五批
frozen
dòngjié
冻结
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
assets
zīchǎn
资产
interest earnings / interest income
lìxī shōuyì
利息收益
1.4 billion euros
14 yì ōuyuán
14亿欧元
to transfer / to allocate
zhuǎnbō
转拨
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
。

European Commission

Ōuméng wěiyuánhuì

欧盟委员会

bā yuè sān rì

sovereign assets

zhǔquán zīchǎn

suǒ chǎnshēng

1.4 billion euros

14 yì ōuyuán

interest earnings

lìxī shōuyì

to transfer into

to date / so far

fifth batch / tranche

disbursement / allocation

since (that time)

has cumulatively

to channel / to deliver

8 billion euros

80 yì ōuyuán

HSK 5August 6

Russian military forces
É jūn
俄军
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
and
hé
和
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
to attack / to strike
xíjī
袭击
Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
Jīfǔ
基辅
，
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
seventeen people
shíqī rén
十七人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

on / at (formal preposition)

bā yuè wǔ rì

toward / against

to launch / to carry out

attack / strike

seventeen people

forty-four people

sìshísì rén

this time / this particular

to expose / to reveal

Patriot (missile defense system)

air defense system

fángkōng xìtǒng

interceptor missile

critical shortage / severe lack

yánzhòng duǎnquē

(possessive particle)

problem / issue

HSK 4August 5

China
zhōngguó
中国
Philippines
fēlǜbīn
菲律宾
maritime
hǎishang
海上
tensions
jǐnzhāng
紧张
situation
júshì
局势
escalates
jiājù
加剧
。

HSK 4August 2

China
zhōnɡɡuó
中国
and
yǔ
与
Philippines
fēilǜbīn
菲律宾
in
zài
在
South China Sea
nánhǎi
南海
renewed
zàiqǐ
再起
friction
móca
摩擦
。

South China Sea

HSK 3August 2

China-India
Zhōng-Yìn
中印
interrupted / suspended
zhōngduàn
中断
six years
liù nián
六年
particle
de
的
border trade
biānjìng màoyì
边境贸易
from / via
cóng
从
Himalaya
Xǐmǎlāyǎ
喜马拉雅
mountain pass
shānkǒu
山口
to resume / to restore
huīfù
恢复
。

first batch / first group

merchants / traders

Shipki La (Himalayan mountain pass)

Xī Bù Qí Lā

to carry out / to conduct

biānjìng màoyì

the two countries

this / the said

trade route / trading channel

màoyì tōngdào

suspended / interrupted

HSK 5August 1

Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
interim government
línshí zhèngfǔ
临时政府
and / with
yǔ
与
opposition (political)
fǎnduìpài
反对派
to open / to initiate
kāiqǐ
开启
the United States
Měiguó
美国
mediation / US-mediated
wòxuán
斡旋
structural particle
de
的
democratic / democracy
mínzhǔ
民主
transition
guòdù
过渡
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
。

Wěinèiruìlā

interim government

línshí zhèngfǔ

regarding / on the matter of

democratic / democracy

to open up / to launch

completion marker

the United States

supported / backed by

structural particle

negotiations / talks

major earthquake

causing / resulting in

more than / exceeding (formal)

to perish / to die in a disaster

after / following

structural particle

important / significant

progress / development

the United States

to commit / to promise

during / within

to play a role / to exercise

mediation / mediating role

role / function

reached / achieved

after / following