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·HSK 2May 4

Beijing
Běijīng
北京
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
buying and selling / trade
mǎimài
买卖
and
hé
和
flight / flying
fēixíng
飞行
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
。

(possessive particle)

rules / regulations

from / starting from

wǔ yuè yī rì

to start / beginning

to take effect / to come into force

to ban / to prohibit

inside / within

buying and selling

flight / flying

flight / flying

activities / operations

all (universal quantifier)

to need / to require

approval / to approve

HSK 3May 4

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to escort / to convoy
hùsòng
护送
merchant vessel / commercial ship
shāngchuán
商船
to pass through
tōngguò
通过
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr mù zī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
。

the United States

will (future marker)

to begin / to start

merchant vessel / commercial ship

safely / in safety

to pass through

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr mù zī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

in order to / so as to

to safeguard / to ensure

global / worldwide

oil / petroleum

transportation / shipping

unobstructed / smooth flow

U.S. military / U.S. forces

to force / to compel

sìshíbā sōu

ships / vessels

route / shipping lane

HSK 5May 2

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
from
cóng
从
Germany
Déguó
德国
to withdraw / to pull back
chèhuí
撤回
approximately / about
yuē
约
5,000 (troops)
wǔ qiān míng
五千名
stationed troops / garrison
zhùjūn
驻军
。

Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu

will (future marker)

future / upcoming

liù zhì shí èr gè yuè

六至十二个月

within / inside

wǔ qiān míng

U.S. military / U.S. troops

soldier / soldiers

this move / this action

to occur / to take place

Washington D.C.

because of / due to

issue / problem

relationship / relations

to tend toward / to become

tense / tension

at a time when / amid

HSK 6May 1

US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to cost / cost of
hào zī
耗资
has reached / now totaling
yǐ dá
已达
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
the Senate
cānyìyuàn
参议院
to reject / to veto
fǒujué
否决
to invoke / to cite
yuányǐn
援引
War Powers Act / Resolution
Zhànzhēng Quánlì Fǎ
战争权力法
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
resolution
juéyì
决议
。

with / and (formal)

possessive / attributive particle

to continue / to persist

more than / exceeding

to cost / cost of

to reach / to total

250 yì měiyuán

to reject / to veto

aspect particle

to invoke / to cite

the War Powers Act / Resolution

Zhànzhēng Quánlì Fǎ

《战争权力法》

possessive / attributive particle

to blockade / blockade

Hormuz (strait name)

strait / channel

to continue / continuously

to push up / to drive up

global / worldwide

analysts / commentators

fēnxī rénshì

expected / projected

in the short term

difficult to / hard to

to end / to conclude

HSK 3May 1

the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to raise / to upgrade
jiāng
将
terrorist / terrorism
kǒngbù
恐怖
threat
wēixié
威胁
level / grade
jíbié
级别
to raise / to elevate
tíshēng
提升
to / up to
zhì
至
severe
yánzhòng
严重
，
previously / before this
cǐqián
此前
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
antisemitic
fǎnyóu
反犹
attack
xíjī
袭击
incident / event
shìjiàn
事件
。

the United Kingdom

joint / combined

centre / center

to announce / to declare

substantial / significant

to raise to / to elevate to

meaning that / indicating

is highly likely

jí yǒu kěnéng

to occur / to happen

HSK 5May 1

Mali (country in West Africa)
Mǎlǐ
马里
armed / militant
wǔzhuāng
武装
armed rebellion / insurgency
pànluàn
叛乱
organization / group
zǔzhī
组织
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
large-scale / major
dàguīmó
大规模
coordinated / joint
xiétóng
协同
offensive / attack
jìngōng
进攻
，
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
in / during
zài
在
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
in the midst of
zhōng
中
to be killed in action / to die in battle
zhènwáng
阵亡
。

since / starting from

(start of a time period)

armed organization / militant group

wǔzhuāng zǔzhī

JNIM (Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Mali)

and / together with

Tuareg (ethnic group and rebel faction)

rebel forces / insurgents

against / targeting

multiple / several

attack / strike

to cause / resulting in

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Sadio (first name of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

Camara (surname of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

to die / to be killed

this / the current

is / represents

rebellion / insurgency

since / ever since

largest in scale / most extensive

guīmó zuì dà

(structural particle)

operation / action

HSK 4May 1

Wang Yi (Chinese foreign minister)
Wáng Yì
王毅
stated / indicated
biǎoshì
表示
to blockade / to close off
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Hormuz (Strait of Hormuz)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
to go against / to run counter to
wéibèi
违背
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
shared / common
gòngtóng
共同
interests
lìyì
利益
，
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
all parties
gè fāng
各方
through / via
tōngguò
通过
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
channels / means
tújìng
途径
to resolve / to defuse
huàjiě
化解
crisis
wēijī
危机
。

foreign minister

wàijiāo bùzhǎng

to close / to shut

to harm / to damage

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

to urge / to press

means / methods

comprehensive / full

the Chinese side

to safeguard / to protect

security / safety

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

agenda item / issue

HSK 4April 30

Baidu (Chinese tech company)
Bǎidù
百度
Apollo Go (Baidu robotaxi service)
Apollo Go
Apollo Go
Wuhan (city in China)
Wǔhàn
武汉
malfunction / system failure
gùzhàng
故障
after
hòu
后
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to suspend / to halt temporarily
zàntíng
暂停
to issue / to grant
fāfàng
发放
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
new
xīn
新
permit / license
xǔkě zhèng
许可证
。

Baidu (tech company)

Apollo Go (Baidu robotaxi service)

driverless taxi / robotaxi

wúrén chūzū chē

无人出租车

due to / because of

cloud / cloud platform

malfunction / breakdown

Wuhan (city in China)

collectively / en masse

to cease operation

more than 100 vehicles

yú bǎi liàng

driverless car / robotaxi

inside the vehicle

regulatory authorities

jiānguǎn bùmén

subsequently / following this

to issue / to grant

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

permit / license

yùnyíng shāng

must / are required to

safety self-assessment

ānquán zì jiǎn

HSK 3April 29

China
Zhongguo
中国
private
minying
民营
aerospace
hangtian
航天
company
qiye
企业
in
zai
在
Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang
浙江
to complete construction of
jiancheng
建成
liquid-propellant rocket
yeti huojian
液体火箭
super-factory
chaoji gongchang
超级工厂
。

Kinetica-2 rocket

Tianlong San Hao

chaoji gongchang

has been (located in)

Zhejiang Province

completed construction

jianshe wancheng

annual production capacity

HSK 5April 29

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
foreign minister
wàizhǎng
外长
to arrive at / to reach
dǐdá
抵达
Moscow
Mòsīkē
莫斯科
to seek / to look for
xúnqiú
寻求
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
support
zhīchí
支持
，
Iran-US
Yī-Měi
伊美
nuclear
hé
核
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
still / yet
réng
仍
without / no
wú
无
substantive
shízhì
实质
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
。

foreign minister

Araghchi (Iranian foreign minister)

regarding / on the matter of

ongoing / continuing

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to prevent / to block

38 [ships, measure word]

sānshíbā sōu

ships / vessels

entering or leaving

ports / harbors

at the time of / during