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·HSK 2May 6

Trump (Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
will / shall
jiāng
将
on / at (time marker)
yú
于
May 14th
wǔyuè shísì rì
五月十四日
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
，
with
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to meet / to have a meeting
huìmiàn
会面
。

Trump (Donald Trump)

on / at (time marker)

wǔyuè shísì rì

五月十四日

to arrive at / to go to

president / head of state

guójiā zhǔxí

to hold talks / talks

in nearly ten years

jìn shí nián

the first / number one

HSK 4May 6

Hunan (Chinese province)
Húnán
湖南
fireworks
yānhuā
烟花
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
explosion / to explode
bàozhà
爆炸
，
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
26 people
26 rén
26人
to perish / to die in a disaster
yùnàn
遇难
。

a (measure word for companies)

factory / plant

to occur / to happen

to cause / to result in

to be injured / to be wounded

HSK 6May 6

Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Wú Guójiè Jìzhě
无国界记者
report / to report
bàogào
报告
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
press freedom / freedom of the press
xīnwén zìyóu
新闻自由
to fall to / to drop to
jiàng zhì
降至
25 years
25 nián
25年
in the past (time span marker)
lái
来
the lowest point / all-time low
zuì dī diǎn
最低点
。

Reporters Without Borders (RSF organization)

Wú Guójiè Jìzhě Zǔzhī

无国界记者组织

to release / to publish

structural particle

World Press Freedom Index

quánqiú xīnwén zìyóu zhǐshù

全球新闻自由指数

to show / to indicate

global / worldwide

press freedom / freedom of the press

xīnwén zìyóu

to fall to / to plunge to

the said index / the index

to establish / to found

in the 25 years since establishment

structural particle

the lowest level / record low

zuì dī shuǐpíng

HSK 4May 6

China
Zhōngguó
中国
fireworks
yānhuā
烟花
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
explosion / to explode
bàozhà
爆炸
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
26 people
26 rén
26人
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
。

a (measure word for companies)

factory / plant

to occur / to happen

massive explosion

to cause / to result in

death / fatalities

Xi Jinping (Chinese president)

to order / to issue a directive

to launch / to carry out

investigation / inquiry

person responsible / liable party

has been (passive marker)

police / law enforcement

to detain / to arrest

HSK 5May 5

Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
president
zongtong
总统
Milei (surname)
Milái
米莱
to restore / to reinstate
huifù
恢复
media
méitǐ
媒体
access to
jìnrù
进入
presidential palace
zongtong fu
总统府
the right / the permission
de quánlì
的权利
。

Argentine president

Āgēntíng zongtong

阿根廷总统

Milei (surname)

yú 5 yuè 4 rì

presidential palace

the credential / permission

however / nevertheless

two credentialed television channels

liǎng jiā chí zhèng diànshìtái

两家持证电视台

were still denied entry

réng zao jùjué rùnèi

仍遭拒绝入内

the range of journalists movement

jìzhě de huódòng fànwéi

记者的活动范围

was also subject to

new restrictions

xin de xiànzhì

HSK 4May 5

the United States
Meiguo
美国
to announce / to declare
xuanbù
宣布
from
cóng
从
Germany
Déguó
德国
to withdraw / to pull out
chèchu
撤出
5,000
wuqian míng
五千名
soldiers / troops
shìbing
士兵
。

the United States

will (future marker)

within six to twelve months

liù zhì shíer gè yuè nèi

六至十二个月内

stationed troops

to hint / to imply

to cut / to reduce

scale / magnitude

even larger / greater

HSK 5May 5

Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Milei (Argentine president)
Mǐlái
米莱
to restore / to reinstate
huīfù
恢复
media
méitǐ
媒体
access to / to enter
jìnrù
进入
presidential palace
zǒngtǒng fǔ
总统府
structural particle
de
的
right / access
quánlì
权利
。

Milei (Argentine president)

after / in the face of

strong backlash

qiángliè fǎntán

after / following

to restore / to reinstate

Casa Rosada (the Argentine presidential palace)

structural particle

to ban / to prohibit

journalist / reporter

HSK 3May 5

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
and / with
yǔ
与
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
each / separately
gèzì
各自
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
plan
jìhuà
计划
。

to announce / to declare

5 yuè 8 rì zhì 9 rì

5月8日至9日

Zélíānsījī

on the other hand / while

late night of May 5

5 yuè 5 rì shēnyè

HSK 4May 4

UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Āliányù
阿联酋
to condemn / to denounce
qiǎnzé
谴责
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
using / with
yòng
用
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
to attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company)
ADNOC
ADNOC
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮
。

UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Revolutionary Guard

gémìng wèiduì

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to attack / to strike

national oil company

guójiā shíyóu gōngsī

国家石油公司

structural particle

one (vessel, used as measure word)

HSK 5May 4

Beijing (as seat of government)
Běijīng
北京
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to demand / to require
yāoqiú
要求
China
Zhōngguó
中国
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to ignore / to disregard
wúshì
无视
the United States
Měiguó
美国
against / on
duì
对
oil refiners / petroleum refiners
liànyóu shāng
炼油商
(possessive particle)
de
的
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
。

for the first time

publicly / openly

to demand / to require

enterprises / companies

to ignore / to disregard

the United States

oil / petroleum

liànyóu shāng

(possessive particle)

to carry out / to conduct

relevant / related

business / business dealings

exchanges / dealings

this move / this action

to raise / to trigger

outside observers / the outside world

regarding / about

institutions / organizations

(passive marker)

to be excluded / to be cut off

from / outside of

settlement / clearing

system / framework

outside of / beyond

(attributive particle)

concerns / worries