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·HSK 4April 19

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
Jīfǔ
基辅
to occur; to break out
fāshēng
发生
shooting; gun attack
qiāngjī
枪击
incident; event
shìjiàn
事件
，
gunman; perpetrator
xiōngshǒu
凶手
to shoot and kill
jībì
击毙
six people
liù rén
六人
after; then
hòu
后
(passive marker)
bèi
被
police
jǐngchá
警察
to shoot dead
jībì
击毙
。

shooting case; gun attack incident

gunman; perpetrator

carrying; wielding

automatic weapon

zìdòng wǔqì

to open fire; to shoot

to shoot and kill

to injure; to wound

before; after which

(passive marker)

security service; security bureau

to classify as; to characterize as

dìngxìng wéi

kǒngbù zhǔyì

HSK 4April 18

the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
Leo XIV (papal name)
Lìào Shísì Shì
利奥十四世
in / at
zài
在
Cameroon
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
to meet / to address
huìjiàn
会见
120,000
shíèr wàn
12万
faithful / believers
xìnzhòng
信众
，
to call for / to urge
hūyù
呼吁
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
violence
bàolì
暴力
。

Lìào Shísì Shì

利奥十四世

on / at (formal)

sì yuè shíqī rì

gǎngkǒu chéngshì

Douala (city in Cameroon)

120,000 (people)

shíèr wàn míng

faithful / believers

to deliver (a speech)

speech / address

to call for / to urge

young people / youth

qīngnián rén

trip / journey (formal)

to cover / to encompass

阿尔及利亚

Equatorial Guinea

Chìdào Jǐnèiyà

赤道几内亚

during his tenure

(structural particle)

overseas / abroad

HSK 3April 17

Vietnam
Yuènán
越南
President / head of state
guójiā zhǔxí
国家主席
To Lam (Vietnamese President and Party General Secretary)
Sū Lín
苏林
to conclude / to end
jiéshù
结束
toward China / with China
duì Huá
对华
state visit
guóshì fǎngwèn
国事访问
，
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
multiple / several
duō xiàng
多项
cooperation
hézuò
合作
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
。

President / head of state

guójiā zhǔxí

To Lam (Vietnamese President and Party General Secretary)

on / at (a time)

sì yuè shíqī rì

四月十七日

to conclude / to end

aspect particle (completed action)

structural particle

guóshì fǎngwèn

the two countries

to sign (an agreement)

aspect particle (completed action)

multiple / several

agreement / accord

during / throughout

To Lam (Vietnamese President)

to attend / to be present at

aspect particle (completed action)

Guangxi (province in southern China)

Nanning (capital city of Guangxi)

to hold / to take place

structural particle

the China-Vietnam border

Zhōng Yuè biānjìng

cultural festival

leaders / leadership

aspect particle (completed action)

HSK 5April 17

Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair)
Guǎngjiāohuì
广交会
to open / to kick off
kāimù
开幕
，
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
war / conflict
zhànzhēng
战争
and / together with
yǔ
与
United States / American
Měiguó
美国
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
to cause / making
lìng
令
China / Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
foreign trade
wàimào
外贸
outlook / prospects
qiánjǐng
前景
to be clouded / to be shadowed
méng yīn
蒙阴
。

China / Chinese

largest / biggest

trade fair / exhibition

Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair)

Guǎngjiāohuì

on / at (time marker)

sìyuè shíwǔ rì

四月十五日

Guangzhou (city in southern China)

to open / to kick off

however / nevertheless

Yīlǎng zhànzhēng

toward China / China-directed

tariff / customs duty

pressure / strain

to cause / making

this time / this edition

trade fair / expo

atmosphere / mood

noticeably / clearly

subdued / sluggish

HSK 5April 16

Pakistan
Bājīsītǎn
巴基斯坦
to indicate / to state
biǎoshì
表示
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
nuclear talks
hé tánpàn
核谈判
to achieve
qǔdé
取得
major / significant
zhòngdà
重大
breakthrough
tūpò
突破
。

military / armed forces

Chief of General Staff

zǒng cānmóuzhǎng

Asim Munir (Pakistani Army Chief)

Āxīmǔ Mùníěr

阿西姆·穆尼尔

leaders / leadership

to convey / to relay

[completion marker]

from / coming from

the United States

message / information

atmosphere / mood

noticeably / clearly

the White House

to reach / to achieve

the United States

to hint / to suggest

this (ongoing conflict)

imminent / about to

to end / to conclude

HSK 6April 16

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
toward / at
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
nearly 700 (drones and missiles)
jìn 700 jià
近700架
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrén jī
无人机
and
jí
及
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
，
to cause / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
16 people
16 rén
16人
to die / to be killed
yùnàn
遇难
。

2026 nián 4 yuè 16 rì

2026年4月16日

to launch / to fire

nearly 700 (drones and missiles)

to cause / resulting in

over 100 people

to date / so far

largest / most intense

(structural particle)

one / a single (instance)

aerial attack / air strike

HSK 4April 16

United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
：
more than 80 percent
chāo bā chéng
超八成
Sudan
Sūdān
苏丹
displaced / to be forced to leave home
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
family / household
jiātíng
家庭
to be forced / compelled
bèipò
被迫
to skip meals / to reduce food intake
jiǎn cān
减餐
。

report / to report

to show / to indicate

more than / exceeding

bǎi fēn zhī bāshí

(attributive particle)

displaced / to be forced to leave home

liúlí shīsuǒ

family / household

to be forced / compelled

to reduce meals / to skip eating

to get through the day / to survive

neighboring country Chad

lín guó Zhàdé

currently / at present

to shelter / to take in

more than / exceeding

Sudanese refugees

Sūdān nànmín

HSK 6April 16

Chinese Foreign Ministry
Zhōngguó Wàijiāobù
中国外交部
to condemn / to censure
qiǎnzé
谴责
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to blockade / naval blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
，
calling it / stating that it is
chēng qí
称其
dangerous / hazardous
wēixiǎn
危险
and / moreover
qiě
且
irresponsible
bù fùzérèn
不负责任
。

Chinese Foreign Ministry

Zhōngguó Wàijiāobù

中国外交部

to condemn / to censure

the United States

toward / with regard to

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to implement / to impose

(attributive particle)

hǎishàng fēngsuǒ

dangerous / hazardous

and warned that

bìng jǐnggào

this action / this move

will / going to

to threaten / to jeopardize

passing vessels / ships in transit

guòwǎng chuánzhī

(attributive particle)

safe passage / freedom of navigation

ānquán tōngxíng

HSK 5April 15

Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
immigrant / migrant
yímín
移民
amnesty / pardon
tèshè
特赦
measure / policy
cuòshī
措施
，
up to / at most
zuìduō
最多
500,000
wǔshí wàn
50万
undocumented
wú zhèngjiàn
无证件
immigrants
yímín
移民
can / may
kě
可
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
legal / lawful
héfǎ
合法
status / identity
shēnfèn
身份
。

on (date marker)

sì yuè shísì rì

formally / officially

to finalize / to confirm

aspect particle

a / one (measure word for measures)

measure / policy

to allow / to permit

measure word for people

wú zhèngjiàn

permit / permission

described this as

to call / to describe as

an act of justice

zhèngyì zhī jǔ

while / whereas

opposition party

however / on the other hand

to give / to offer

strong / intense

HSK 2April 15

Russia
éluósī
俄罗斯
foreign minister
wàizhǎng
外长
Lavrov
lāfūluófū
拉夫罗夫
to visit (officially)
fǎngwèn
访问
China
zhōngguó
中国
，
with
yǔ
与
Wang Yi (Chinese Foreign Minister)
wáng yì
王毅
to hold (a meeting/event)
jǔxíng
举行
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
。

foreign minister

sì yuè shísì rì zhì shíwǔ rì

4月14日至15日

to visit (officially)

foreign minister

to hold (a meeting/event)

talks / meeting

(completed action marker)

situation / state of affairs

issue / problem