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·HSK 4July 1

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
cabinet / the Cabinet
nèigé
内阁
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to recognize / to acknowledge
chéngrèn
承认
Armenia
Yàměiníyà
亚美尼亚
genocide
zhǒngzú mièjué
种族灭绝
，
Turkey
Tǔěrqí
土耳其
strongly / with strong feeling
qiángliè
强烈
to condemn / to denounce
qiǎnzé
谴责
。

cabinet / the Cabinet

unanimously / with one voice

to recognize / to acknowledge

the Ottoman Empire

Àosīmàn dìguó

奥斯曼帝国

dì yī cì shìjiè dàzhàn

第一次世界大战

during (a time period)

toward / against

Armenians / Armenian people

Yàměiníyàrén

亚美尼亚人

to carry out / to implement

possessive particle

zhǒngzú mièjué

immediately thereafter / right away

to issue / to publish

statement / declaration

to call / to describe as

this move / this action

motivated by / stemming from

political / politics

purpose / objective

HSK 5June 30

China
zhōngguó
中国
toward
duì
对
Japan
rìběn
日本
expands
kuòdà
扩大
export
chūkǒu
出口
control
guǎnzhì
管制
list
míngdān
名单
。

Ministry of Commerce

HSK 5June 30

US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
to receive / to be subjected to
shòu
受
to be shaken / impact
chōngjī
冲击
after
hòu
后
，
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
to agree
tóngyì
同意
in / at
zài
在
Qatar
Kǎtǎěr
卡塔尔
to resume / to restore
huīfù
恢复
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
。

liùyuèxiàxún

the United States

the Strait of Hormuz

HuòěrmùzīHǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

nearby / in the vicinity of

to break out / to erupt

conflict / clash

to endanger / to threaten

liùyuèshíqīrì

六月十七日

to sign / to conclude

(modifier particle)

temporary / interim

ceasefire agreement

tínghuǒxiéyì

liùyuèsānshírì

六月三十日

the United States

regarding / concerning

to conduct / to carry out

consultations / discussions

HSK 4June 30

Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people
rénshù
人数
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
1,700 people
yī qiān qī bǎi rén
一千七百人
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Marines
hǎijūnlùzhànduì
海军陆战队
to arrive at
dǐdá
抵达
to assist / to help
xiézhù
协助
disaster relief
jiùzāi
救灾
。

Wěinèiruìlā

to occur / to happen

powerful / intense

magnitude (of an earthquake)

to reach / to achieve

liùyuè sānshírì

六月三十日

death / fatalities

number of people

yī qiān qī bǎi rén

一千七百人

the United States

to dispatch / to send

hǎijūnlùzhànduì

海军陆战队

to go to / to head toward

rescue / relief

HSK 3June 28

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drones / UAVs
wúrénjī
无人机
to strike / to attack
xíjī
袭击
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
southern
nánbù
南部
large / large-scale
dàxíng
大型
oil refinery
liànyóuchǎng
炼油厂
。

struck / attacked

Kèlāsīnuòdá ěr Biānyíngqū

克拉斯诺达尔边疆区

liànyóuchǎng

causing / resulting in

a large fire / blaze

died / were killed

HSK 6June 28

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
in
zài
在
Washington
Huáshèngdùn
华盛顿
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
framework
kuàngjià
框架
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
，
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
to recognize / to acknowledge
chéngrèn
承认
。

aimed at / with the goal of

the two countries

to mark / to put

a period / an end

stipulates / specifies

to withdraw from

two locations / two areas

armed forces / armament

(structural particle)

thorough / complete

disarmament / removal

remains / is still

prerequisite / precondition

HSK 5June 28

United States
Měiguó
美国
and / together with
yǔ
与
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
under / within
zài
在
ceasefire / truce
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
framework
kuàngjià
框架
under / within
xià
下
mutually / each other
xiānghù
相互
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
military
jūnshì
军事
strikes / attacks
dǎjī
打击
。

both sides / both parties

again / once more

to break out / to erupt

conflict / clash

despite / even though

the two countries

to sign / to conclude

memorandum / MOU

US military / American forces

against / toward

10 locations / sites

to carry out / to execute

strikes / attacks

subsequently / afterwards

(structural particle)

facilities / installations

to launch / to fire

HSK 5June 26

United States
měiguó
美国
Department of Defense
guófáng bù
国防部
will
jiāng
将
Alibaba
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
etc.
děng
等
China
zhōngguó
中国
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
add to
lièrù
列入
military
jūnshì
军事
related
xiāngguān
相关
list
míngdān
名单
。

Department of Defense

dissatisfaction

HSK 5June 25

China
zhōngguó
中国
releases
fābu
发布
new
xīn
新
type
xíng
型
energy
nényuán
能源
system
tǐxi
体系
five-year
wǔ nián
五年
plan
guīhuà
规划
。

HSK 6June 25

Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
to be struck by / to suffer
zāoyù
遭遇
deadly / fatal
zhìmìng
致命
heatwave / heat wave
rèlàng
热浪
，
France
Fǎguó
法国
already
yǐ
已
to report / to record
bàogào
报告
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
50 people
50 rén
50人
due to / because of
yīn
因
high temperature / extreme heat
gāowēn
高温
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

late June / the last ten days of June

liùyuè xià xún

one (measure word for events)

historic / unprecedented

heatwave / heat wave

to sweep across / to engulf

temperature / air temperature

at one point / temporarily

to break through / to exceed

44 degrees Celsius

authorities / officials

to report / to record

more than / exceeding

50 cases / 50 instances

related to / associated with

high temperature / extreme heat

related / linked

(possessive/modifier particle)

death / fatality

multiple countries / several nations

also / likewise (formal)

to issue / to announce

alert / warning