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·HSK 33 days ago

Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
poet
shīrén
诗人
Anne Carson (Canadian poet)
Ānnī Kǎsēn
安妮·卡森
to win / to be honored with
rónghuò
荣获
2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuòbèiěr
诺贝尔
Prize in Literature
wénxué jiǎng
文学奖
。

Swedish Academy

shíyuè bā rì

to receive / to win

Prize in Literature

wénxué jiǎng

to be famous / well-known

HSK 53 days ago

three
sān wèi
三位
scientists
kēxué jiā
科学家
for / because of
yīn
因
pioneering
kāichuàng
开创
optogenetics
guāng yíchuán xué
光遗传学
technology
jìshù
技术
jointly
gòngtóng
共同
to be awarded
rónghuò
荣获
2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuòbèiěr
诺贝尔
Physiology
shēnglǐ xué
生理学
or
huò
或
Medicine Prize
yīxué jiǎng
医学奖
。

shíyuè wǔ rì

guāng yíchuán xué

guāng yíchuán xué

shénjīng yuán

HSK 5last week

Molchanov (champion freediver)
Mò ěr chá nuò fū
莫尔查诺夫
with / at (a score of)
yǐ
以
137 meters
137 mǐ
137米
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
constant weight
héngzhòng
恒重
freediving
zìyóu qiánshuǐ
自由潜水
men
nánzǐ
男子
world record
shìjiè jìlù
世界纪录
。

zìyóu qiánshuǐ

yùndòng yuán

Alexey Molchanov (Russian freediver)

Ā liè kè xiè Mò ěr chá nuò fū

阿列克谢·莫尔查诺夫

held / taking place

(attributive particle)

AIDA (International Association for Development of Apnea)

Depth World Championships

shìjiè shēndù jǐnbiāosài

世界深度锦标赛

to break / to shatter

constant-weight freediving

héngzhòng zìyóu qiánshuǐ

恒重自由潜水

shìjiè jìlù

to win / to be honored with

overall champion

zǒng guànjūn

HSK 3last week

Canada
Jiā ná dà
加拿大
author / writer
zuò jiā
作家
Anne Carson (Canadian author)
Ān nī Kǎ sēn
安妮·卡森
to be honored with / to win
róng huò
荣获
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuò bèi ěr
诺贝尔
Prize in Literature
wén xué jiǎng
文学奖
。

at / on (formal)

shí yuè bā rì

also (dual role)

author / writer

Ān nī Kǎ sēn

to win / to receive

Prize in Literature

wén xué jiǎng

the award committee

píng wěi huì

unique / distinctive

(attributive particle)

to break / to transcend

(completion particle)

(attributive particle)

boundaries / limits

HSK 4last week

three
sān
三
(polite counter for people)
wèi
位
American and German
Měi Dé
美德
scientists
kē xué jiā
科学家
based on / by virtue of
píng jiè
凭借
optogenetics
guāng yí chuán xué
光遗传学
research
yán jiū
研究
to be honored with / to receive
róng huò
荣获
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuò bèi ěr
诺贝尔
physiology
shēng lǐ xué
生理学
or
huò
或
Prize in Medicine
yī xué jiǎng
医学奖
。

the United States

Stanford University

Sī tǎn fú Dà xué

斯坦福大学

(attributive particle)

Karl Deisseroth (neuroscientist)

Kǎ ěr Dài sè luō tè

卡尔·代瑟罗特

Peter Hegemann (neuroscientist)

Bǐ dé Hēi gé màn

彼得·黑格曼

Georg Nagel (neuroscientist)

Qiáo zhì Nà gé ěr

乔治·纳格尔

jointly / together

to receive / to win

shēng lǐ xué

Prize in Medicine

yī xué jiǎng

(attributive particle)

guāng yí chuán xué

technology / technique

to pioneer / to open up

(completion particle)

shén jīng kē xué

(attributive particle)

HSK 5last week

France
Fǎguó
法国
and
hé
和
Japan
Rìběn
日本
scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
jointly / together
gòng
共
to receive / to win
huò
获
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuòbèiěr
诺贝尔
Chemistry Prize
huàxué jiǎng
化学奖
。

Royal Academy of Sciences

huángjiā kēxuéyuàn

皇家科学院

on (formal date marker)

shí yuè qī rì

will / to give (formal)

Chemistry Prize

huàxué jiǎng

to award / to confer upon

Henri B. Kagan (French chemist)

Kenso Soai (Japanese chemist)

in order to / so as to

to commend / to recognize

structural particle

pioneering / groundbreaking

kāichuàngxìng

HSK 5last week

University of Wisconsin
Wēisīkāngxīng Dàxué
威斯康星大学
professor
jiàoshòu
教授
Halzen (physicist name)
Hāěrzēng
哈尔曾
by means of / thanks to
píngjiè
凭借
cosmic / universe
yǔzhòu
宇宙
neutrino
zhōngwēizǐ
中微子
detection / to detect
tàncè
探测
to win / to receive
huòdé
获得
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuòbèiěr
诺贝尔
Nobel Prize in Physics
wùlǐxué jiǎng
物理学奖
。

Royal Academy of Sciences

huángjiā kēxuéyuàn

皇家科学院

on the 6th (of this month)

Nobel Prize in Physics

wùlǐxué jiǎng

to award / to confer

of Belgian origin

Fúlǎngxīsī Hāěrzēng

弗朗西斯·哈尔曾

in recognition of / to commend

yǐ biǎozhāng

to build / to construct

Antarctic / South Pole

IceCube (neutrino telescope)

detector / observatory

structural particle

outstanding / exceptional

HSK 5last week

three
san
三

HSK 3last week

research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
20 minutes
20 fēnzhōng
20分钟
walking
bùxíng
步行
can
néng
能
rapidly
kuàisù
快速
to promote / to stimulate
cùjìn
促进
gut / intestinal tract
chángdào
肠道
health
jiànkāng
健康
。

a / one (item/study)

structural particle

comfortable / easy

to stimulate / to promote

activity / movement

HSK 3September 15

the United States
měiguó
美国
Pennsylvania (US state)
bīnxīfǎníyà zhōu
宾夕法尼亚州
measles
mázhěn
麻疹
outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
nearly / close to
jìn
近
700 cases
700 lì
700例
，
there have been / already
yǐ yǒu
已有
two people
liǎng rén
两人
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
。

the United States

Pennsylvania (US state)

bīnxīfǎníyà zhōu

宾夕法尼亚州

outbreak / epidemic

to spread to / to affect

across the state

38 (measure word)

confirmed cases

number of people

approaching / nearly

currently / at present

there have already been

suspected / possible

sǐwáng ànlì

currently / in progress

under investigation

diàochá zhōng

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
。

to warn / warning

yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ

(structural particle)

thawing / melting

currently / in the process of

to bring / will

large amounts of / massive

to enter / to flow into

microorganism / microbe

to convert it / to turn it

to convert into / to transform into

zhuǎnhuà wéi

wēnshì qìtǐ

qìhòu biànhuà