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Chinese News for Learners
Level
life
shēng huó
生活
·HSK 6August 13

the Arctic / Arctic
Běijí
北极
permafrost
yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ
永久冻土
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
to melt / to thaw
rónghuà
融化
ancient / age-old
gǔlǎo
古老
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
to flow into
liúrù
流入
ocean / sea
hǎiyáng
海洋
to raise / to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
climate
qìhòu
气候
warning / alert
jǐngshì
警示

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to warn / warning
jǐnggào
警告
the Arctic
Běijí
北极
permafrost
yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ
永久冻土
(structural particle)
de
accelerating
jiāsù
加速
thawing / melting
rónghuà
融化
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to bring / will
jiāng
large amounts of / massive
dàliàng
大量
ancient
gǔlǎo
古老
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
to release
shìfàng
释放
to enter / to flow into
jìnrù
进入
ocean
hǎiyáng
海洋
microorganism / microbe
wēishēngwù
微生物
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
to convert it / to turn it
jiāng qí
将其
to convert into / to transform into
zhuǎnhuà wéi
转化为
greenhouse gas
wēnshì qìtǐ
温室气体
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
climate change
qìhòu biànhuà
气候变化
life
shēng huó
生活
HSK 4August 12

new
xīnxíng
新型
wearable
kěchuāndài
可穿戴
patch
tiēpiàn
贴片
accelerate
jiāokuài
加快
people
rénmen
人们
enter
jìnrù
进入
deep
shēndù
深度
sleep
shuìmián
睡眠

a
(classifier)
xiàng
new
xīn
research
yánjiū
研究
found
fāxiàn
发现
wearable
kěchuāndài
可穿戴
patch
tiēpiàn
贴片
device
shèbèi
设备
can
kěyǐ
可以
accelerate
jiāokuài
加快
people
rénmen
人们
enter
jìnrù
进入
rapid
kuàisù
快速
eye movement
yǎndòng
眼动
sleep
shuìmián
睡眠
life
shēng huó
生活
HSK 3August 12

total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
to cross / to pass through
chuānyuè
穿越
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙

one occurrence
yīcì
一次
rare / uncommon
hǎnjiàn
罕见
structural particle
de
total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
in / at
zài
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
to take place / to unfold
shàngyǎn
上演
this
zhè
is / to be
shì
mainland Europe
Ōuzhōu dàlù
欧洲大陆
since
the year 1999
1999 nián
1999年
since (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to experience / to witness
jīnglì
经历
total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
astronomy enthusiasts
tiānwén àihàozhě
天文爱好者
and
scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
one after another / in large numbers
fēnfēn
纷纷
to rush to / to head toward
gǎnwǎng
赶往
path of totality
quánshídài
全食带
region / area
dìqū
地区
to observe / to make observations
guāncè
观测
this (specific)
zhè yī
这一
astronomical spectacle
tiānwén qíguān
天文奇观
life
shēng huó
生活
HSK 3August 12

China
Zhōng guó
中国
to be unearthed / to excavate
chū tǔ
出土
the Warring States period
Zhàn guó
战国
bronze
qīng tóng
青铜
wine vessel
jiǔ qì
酒器
containing inside
nèi cáng
内藏
dating back from now
jù jīn
距今
approximately
yuē
2,300 years
2300 nián
2300年
(modifier particle)
de
ancient
gǔ dài
古代
fine wine
měi jiǔ
美酒

archaeology / archaeological
kǎo gǔ
考古
scholar / expert
xué jiā
学家
in / at
zài
China
Zhōng guó
中国
Shanjiabao (archaeological site)
Shān jiā bǎo
山家堡
cemetery / burial site
mù dì
墓地
to discover
fā xiàn
发现
one (measure word for objects)
yī jiàn
一件
Warring States period
Zhàn guó
战国
period / era
shí qī
时期
bronze
qīng tóng
青铜
wine vessel
jiǔ qì
酒器
containing
nèi hán
内含
to preserve / preserved
bǎo cún
保存
intact / in good condition
wán hǎo
完好
(modifier particle)
de
ancient
gǔ dài
古代
fine wine
měi jiǔ
美酒
dating back
jù jīn
距今
approximately
yuē
2,300 years
2300 nián
2300年

United States
Měiguó
美国
largest
zuìdà
最大
reservoir
shuǐkù
水库
Lake Mead
Mǐdé Hú
米德湖
water level
shuǐwèi
水位
to set yet another (record)
zài chuàng
再创
all-time record low
lìshǐ xīn dī
历史新低
western / the West
xībù
西部
water resources
shuǐ zīyuán
水资源
crisis
wēijī
危机
to worsen / to intensify
jiājù
加剧

Lake Mead
Mǐdé Hú
米德湖
water level
shuǐwèi
水位
on (formal preposition)
August 7th
bāyuè qī rì
八月七日
to drop to / to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
since records began
yǒu jìlù yǐlái
有记录以来
the lowest point
zuì dī diǎn
最低点
breaking
dǎpò le
打破了
the year 2022
èr líng èr èr nián
二零二二年
structural particle
de
record
jìlù
纪录
sustained / ongoing
chíxù
持续
drought
gānhàn
干旱
and
low
snowpack / snowfall levels
xuě liàng
雪量
are
shì
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
cause / reason
yuányīn
原因

France
Fǎguó
法国
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
wildfire / forest fire
shān huǒ
山火
to trend toward / begin to
qūyú
趋于
stable / stabilize
wěndìng
稳定
more than / exceeding
600 square miles
600 píngfāng yīnglǐ
600平方英里
land
tǔdì
土地
to be affected
shòu
to affect / reach
bōjí
波及

to sweep across / engulf
xíjuǎn
席卷
France
Fǎguó
法国
and
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
[modifier marker]
de
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
wildfire / forest fire
shān huǒ
山火
after / following
jīngguò
经过
several weeks
shù zhōu
数周
firefighting efforts
pūjiù
扑救
already
to trend toward
qūyú
趋于
stable / stabilize
wěndìng
稳定
burned area
guòhuǒ miànjī
过火面积
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
600 square miles
600 píngfāng yīnglǐ
600平方英里
tens of thousands of
shù wàn míng
数万名
the public / civilians
mínzhòng
民众
to be forced to
bèipò
被迫
to evacuate
shūsàn
疏散

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
to suffer / to experience
zāoshòu
遭受
severe / serious
yánzhòng
严重
high temperature / extreme heat
gāowēn
高温
weather
tiānqì
天气
air temperature
qìwēn
气温
to set a new record
chuàngxià
创下
in 122 years
122 nián lái
122年来
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to experience
jīnglì
经历
in 122 years
122 nián lái
122年来
most severe
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
structural particle
de
extreme heat
gāowēn
高温
weather
tiānqì
天气
Yangsan City
Liáng Shān Shì
梁山市
air temperature
qìwēn
气温
to reach
dádào
达到
42.5 degrees Celsius
42.5 shèshìdù
42.5摄氏度
has already caused
yǐ zhì
已致
more than 20 people
èrshí duō rén
二十多人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡

Microsoft (company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
(disposal marker, moves object before verb)
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
and
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
(possessive particle)
de
Xbox (Microsoft gaming console brand)
Xbox
Xbox
gaming console
yóuxìjī
游戏机
price
jiàgé
价格
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
(completed action particle)
le
at most / up to
zuìduō
最多
43 percent
bǎifēnzhī sìshísān
百分之四十三

Microsoft (company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
from / starting from
cóng
August 1
8 yuè yī rì
8月一日
onwards / starting
in / at
zài
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
and
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
by a large margin / significantly
dàfú
大幅
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
(completed action particle)
le
Xbox (Microsoft gaming console brand)
Xbox
Xbox
gaming console
yóuxìjī
游戏机
(possessive particle)
de
price
jiàgé
价格
at most / highest
zuìgāo
最高
rate of increase
zhǎngfú
涨幅
reaching / up to
43 percent
bǎifēnzhī sìshísān
百分之四十三
company
gōngsī
公司
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
memory / storage
nèicún
内存
and
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
rising / increasing
shàngshēng
上升
is / to be
shì
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
this
zhè
is related to / and
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
industry
chǎnyè
产业
(possessive particle)
de
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
is related to / is connected with
yǒuguān
有关

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
world athletics / track and field
shìjiè tiánjìng
世界田径
Under-20 category
U20
U20
championship
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
in / at
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Eugene (city in Oregon)
Yóujīn
尤金
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
world athletics
shìjiè tiánjìng
世界田径
Under-20
U20
U20
championship
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
on (formal)
August 5
bā yuè wǔ rì
8月5日
in
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Eugene (city)
Yóujīn shì
尤金市
to open
kāimù
开幕
approximately
yuē
1,800
yī qiān bā bǎi míng
一千八百名
athlete
yùndòng yuán
运动员
to participate in
cānjiā
参加
competition
bǐsài
比赛
opening day / first day
shǒu rì
首日
competition
bǐsài
比赛
in / during
zhōng
United States
Měiguó
美国
athlete / contestant
xuǎnshǒu
选手
Tate Taylor (US sprinter)
Tàitè Tàilēi
泰特·泰勒
and
Jamaica
Yámǎijiā
牙买加
athlete
xuǎnshǒu
选手
Theianna-Lee Terrelong (Jamaican sprinter)
Tài ānnà-Lǐ Tèlèlóng
泰安娜-李·特勒龙
respectively
fēnbié
分别
in
zài
men and women
nán nǚ
男女
100 meters
yī bǎi mǐ
一百米
preliminary round / heat
yùsài
预赛
(in)
zhōng
to run / to achieve (a time)
pǎo chū
跑出
fastest
zuì kuài
最快
result / time
chéngjì
成绩