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·HSK 4April 2

WHO (World Health Organization)
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
H5N1 (bird flu strain)
H5N1
H5N1
bird flu / avian influenza
qín liúgǎn
禽流感
human
rénlèi
人类
case
bìnglì
病例
continuously
chíxù
持续
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
。

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

H5N1 (bird flu strain)

bird flu / avian influenza

multiple countries

worsening / deteriorating

to discover / report

there is still no

person-to-person transmission

rén chuán rén

to advance / push forward

research and development

HSK 2April 2

United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
to pay attention to
guānzhù
关注
autism
zìbìzhèng
自闭症
group / community
qúntǐ
群体
。

sì yuè èr rì

World Autism Awareness Day

Shìjiè Zìbìzhèng Guān Ài Rì

世界自闭症关爱日

there is / there are

HSK 2April 2

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
March
sānyuè
三月
wind power
fēnglì
风力
and
hé
和
solar power generation
tàiyángnéng fādiàn
太阳能发电
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

(possessive particle)

wind power generation

fēnglì fādiàn

solar power generation

tàiyángnéng fādiàn

太阳能发电

volume / output

to set (a record)

lìshǐ xīn gāo

(completion marker)

one billion pounds sterling

shí yì Yīngbàng

(structural particle)

cost / expenses

HSK 2April 1

United States
Měiguó
美国
college
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
Final Four
sìqiángsài
四强赛
April 4
4 yuè 4 rì
4月4日
at
zài
在
Indianapolis
Yìndì ānnà bōlìsī
印第安纳波利斯
to begin / tip off
kāidǎ
开打
。

championship tournament

Yìndì ānnà bōlìsī

印第安纳波利斯

are respectively

University of Connecticut

Kāngniēdígé Dàxué

康涅狄格大学

University of Illinois

Yīlìnuòyī Dàxué

伊利诺伊大学

University of Michigan

Mìxiēgēn Dàxué

密歇根大学

University of Arizona

Yàlìsāngènà Dàxué

亚利桑那大学

championship game

HSK 2April 1

the year 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
the World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
final / last
zuìhòu
最后
a batch of
yī pī
一批
tickets
ménpiào
门票
on (formal preposition)
yú
于
April 1st
sì yuè yī rì
四月一日
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to go on sale
kāishòu
开售
。

FIFA (International Football Federation)

Guójì Zúlián

on (formal preposition)

sì yuè yī rì

to open / to launch

structural particle

on (surface particle)

HSK 2April 1

United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
World Food Programme (WFP)
Shìjiè Liángshí Jìhuàshǔ
世界粮食计划署
to cut / to reduce
xuējiǎn
削减
to / for
duì
对
Rohingya (ethnic group)
Luóxīngyà
罗兴亚
refugee
nànmín
难民
structural particle
de
的
food / grain
liángshí
粮食
aid / assistance
yuánzhù
援助
。

World Food Programme (WFP)

Shìjiè Liángshí Jìhuàshǔ

世界粮食计划署

to cut / to reduce

Mèngjiālā guó

more than / exceeding

1.2 million people

yī bǎi èrshí wàn míng

一百二十万名

structural particle

due to / because of

funds / funding

required / needed

structural particle

bǎifēnzhī shíjiǔ

百分之十九

family / household

every month / monthly

to receive / to get

seven US dollars

HSK 2April 1

the 90th edition
dì jiǔshí jiè
第九十届
Masters tournament
dàshīsài
大师赛
will / about to
jiāng
将
on (formal preposition)
yú
于
April 9th
sì yuè jiǔ rì
四月九日
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕
，
Scottie Scheffler (golfer)
Xiè Fūlè
谢夫勒
passive voice marker
bèi
被
to be favored / to be tipped to win
kànhǎo
看好
to win the championship
duó guàn
夺冠
。

the 90th edition

dì jiǔshí jiè

Masters tournament

will / about to

on (formal preposition)

sì yuè jiǔ rì

Augusta (city in Georgia, USA)

to open / to begin

defending champion

wèimiǎn guànjūn

Rory McIlroy (golfer)

Màikè Luóyī

will / about to

top favorite / favored competitor

rèmén xuǎnshǒu

Scottie Scheffler (golfer)

to compete on the same stage

tóng chǎng jìngjì

HSK 2April 1

Biogen (pharmaceutical company)
Bǎijiàn
百健
for / at (a price)
yǐ
以
$5.6 billion
wǔshíliù yì měiyuán
56亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Apellis (pharmaceutical company)
Apellis
Apellis
，
to obtain / to gain
huòdé
获得
eye disease
yǎn bìng
眼病
and
jí
及
kidney disease
shèn bìng
肾病
new treatment / new therapy
xīn liáofǎ
新疗法
。

the United States

for / at (a price)

wǔshíliù yì měiyuán

structural particle

medicine / drug

sìshíyī měiyuán

previous / prior

bǎifēnzhī yībǎisìshí

HSK 2March 31

four
sì zhī
四支
women basketball
nǚlán
女篮
number one
dì yī
第一
seeded
hào
号
seeded teams
zhǒngzǐ duì
种子队
again
zàicì
再次
all
quánbù
全部
to advance to
jìnrù
进入
college
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
Final Four
sìqiáng
四强
。

to be confirmed

UConn (University of Connecticut)

UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)

Dé kè sà sī

Nán Kǎluólái nà

南卡罗来纳

structural particle

HSK 2March 30

Celine Dion (singer)
Xí lín Dí wēng
席琳·迪翁
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
将
in
zài
在
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
to hold
jǔbàn
举办
10 shows
10 chǎng
10场
concerts
yǎnchànghuì
演唱会
，
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to make a comeback
fùchū
复出
。

Xí lín Dí wēng

in the past four years

structural particle

before / previously

structural particle

shénjīng xìtǒng

completion marker