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·HSK 4July 11

Typhoon Maysak
táifēng Màishā
台风麦莎
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
Guangxi region
Guǎngxī
广西
flood disaster
hóng zāi
洪灾
，
around 900
jiǔbǎi tiáo
九百条
snake
shé
蛇
to escape from
táo chū
逃出
breeding farm
yǎngzhíchǎng
养殖场
to run rampant / to wreak havoc
sìnüè
肆虐
Hengzhou (city in Guangxi)
Héngzhōu
横州
。

táifēng Màishā

to cause / to result in

Héngzhōu Shì

serious / severe

flooding / waterlogging

sānshíjiǔ rén

to wash away / to destroy by flooding

snake breeding farm

yǎng shé chǎng

to escape / to flee

to lead to / to cause

to be bitten by a snake

after / afterwards

to die from / without cure

to die / to lose one life

HSK 5July 8

U.S. military
Měijūn
美军
again / once more
zàicì
再次
to strike / to hit
dǎjī
打击
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnshì
军事
targets / sites
mùbiāo
目标
，
in retaliation for
bàofù
报复
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
attacks on ships
xí chuán
袭船
conduct / behavior
xíngwéi
行为
。

Central Command

Zhōngyāng Sīlìngbù

中央司令部

jūnshì jīdì

to carry out / to implement

strikes / to strike

to retaliate against / in retaliation for

continued / ongoing

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to attack / attack

ships / vessels

[structural particle]

conduct / behavior

HSK 4July 8

NATO
Běiyuē
北约
summit / summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
large-scale / massive
dà guīmó
大规模
armaments / military equipment
jūnbèi
军备
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
Trump (U.S. President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to plan to / intends to
nǐ
拟
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
。

to hold / to convene

multiple countries

completion marker

billions of dollars

shù shí yì měiyuán

数十亿美元

[structural particle]

armaments / military equipment

agreement / deal

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

at the same time / also

to state / to indicate

to lift / to remove

[structural particle]

to let / to allow

to join / to rejoin

F-35 (fighter jet program)

program / project

HSK 6July 7

Hamas
Hāmǎsī
哈马斯
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to dissolve / to disband
jiěsàn
解散
Gaza
Jiāshā
加沙
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
，
power / authority
quánlì
权力
will
jiāng
将
to transfer / to hand over
yíjiāo
移交
independent
dúlì
独立
technocratic committee
jìshù wěiyuánhuì
技术委员会
。

qīyuè liùrì

structural particle

Emergency Committee

jǐnjí wěiyuánhuì

紧急委员会

jìshù guānliáo

structural particle

transitional body

guòdù jīgòu

fēnxī rénshì

symbolic significance

xiàngzhēng yìyì

substantive impact

wǔzhuāng lìliàng

structural particle

to make / to commit to

HSK 5July 7

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in / at
zài
在
the South Pacific
nán Tàipíngyáng
南太平洋
to test-fire / to test-launch
shìshè
试射
submarine-launched
qiánshè
潜射
ballistic missile
dàndào dǎodàn
弹道导弹
，
multiple countries
duō guó
多国
to raise / to lodge
tíchū
提出
strong / vehement
qiángliè
强烈
protest
kàngyì
抗议
。

PLA Navy (Chinese navy)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn

中国人民解放军海军

qīyuè liùrì

the South Pacific

nán Tàipíngyáng

(completed action particle)

for the first time

publicly acknowledged

gōngkāi chéngrèn

structural particle

submarine-launched

ballistic missile

dàndào dǎodàn

one after another

structural particle

HSK 4July 6

Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
and / with
yǔ
与
Fiji
Fèijì
斐济
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
historic / landmark
lìshǐ xìng
历史性
defense
fángwù
防务
alliance
tóngméng
同盟
agreement
xiéyì
协议
。

in history / historically

formal / official

the two countries

to commit / to pledge

to receive / to be subjected to

when / at the time

mutually / each other

to support / to aid

HSK 5July 6

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
ahead of / on the eve of
zài
在
NATO Summit
Běiyuē Fēnghuì
北约峰会
before
qián
前
against / toward
xiàng
向
Kyiv (Ukrainian capital)
Jīfǔ
基辅
to launch
fādòng
发动
large-scale / massive
dà guīmó
大规模
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
strike / attack
xíjī
袭击
。

Běiyuē Fēnghuì

to convene / to open

eve of / on the eve of

ballistic missile

dàndào dǎodàn

combined / joint

causing / resulting in

deaths / fatalities

HSK 4July 5

Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to promote
jìnshēng
晋升
two (people)
liǎng míng
两名
new
xīn
新
full general
shàngjiàng
上将
，
the military
jūnduì
军队
anti-corruption
fǎnfǔ
反腐
to continue
chíxù
持续
to advance
tuījìn
推进
。

qīyuè sì rì

to preside over

Zhāng Shǔguāng

to confer / to grant

this move / this action

anti-corruption

campaign / action

component / part of

zǔchéng bùfen

HSK 3July 5

Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
2,954 people
2954 rén
2954人
，
reconstruction
chóngjiàn
重建
work / efforts
gōngzuò
工作
to begin / to launch
qǐdòng
启动
。

Wěinèiruìlā

late part of the month

sǐwáng rénshù

whereabouts unknown / missing

xiàluò bùmíng

rescue / relief

focus / center of gravity

to shift toward

post-disaster reconstruction

zāi hòu chóngjiàn

HSK 4July 4

Namibia
nàmǐbǐyà
纳米比亚
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
state affairs
guóshì
国事
visit to China
fǎnghuá
访华
。

arrive in China