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technology
kē jì
科技
·HSK 2April 14

four major
sì dà
四大
technology
kējì
科技
companies
gōngsī
公司
in the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
will
jiāng
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元

this year
jīnnián
今年
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
and
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
plan to
jìhuà
计划
to spend
huā
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
this
zhè
compared to
last year
qùnián
去年
more by
duō
71 percent
qīshíyī bǎifēnzhī
71%
of which
qízhōng
其中
approximately
yuē
75 percent
qīshíwǔ bǎifēnzhī
75%
used for
yòng yú
用于
AI
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / mega-scale
jùxíng
巨型
project
xiàngmù
项目
to serve as
dānrèn
担任
contract manufacturing / foundry
dàigōng
代工
partner
huǒbàn
伙伴

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
affiliated with / under the banner of
qí xià
旗下
Tesla (company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
and
xAI (Musk AI company)
xAI
xAI
jointly / in cooperation
liánhé
联合
to invest
tóuzī
投资
(structural particle)
de
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
project
xiàngmù
项目
the said / this
gāi
project
xiàngmù
项目
to cost (in investment)
hào zī
耗资
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
goal / target
mùbiāo
目标
is
shì
every year
měinián
每年
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
one terawatt
yī tài wǎ
一太瓦
(structural particle)
de
computing power
suàn lì
算力

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
sets a record
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
reaching
$35.7 billion
sānbǎi wǔshíqī yì měiyuán
357亿美元
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
demand
xūqiú
需求
robust
qiángjìng
强劲

TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
reached
$35.7 billion
sānbǎi wǔshíqī yì měiyuán
357亿美元
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
thirty-five percent
bǎifēn zhī sānshíwǔ
百分之三十五
setting
chuàngxià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high
xīn gāo
新高
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
particle
de
explosive
bàofā shì
爆发式
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
is
shì
driving
tuīdòng
推动
this
zhè yī
这一
performance
yèjì
业绩
particle
de
main
zhǔyào
主要
driver
dònglì
动力

hacker
hēi kè
黑客
group / organization
zǔ zhī
组织
to hack into / intrude
rù qīn
入侵
game / gaming
yóu xì
游戏
company
gōng sī
公司
Rockstar Games (game developer)
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

hacker
hēi kè
黑客
group / organization
zǔ zhī
组织
ShinyHunters (hacker group)
ShinyHunters
ShinyHunters
to hack into
rù qīn
入侵
completion marker
le
Rockstar Games (game developer)
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
possessive marker
de
data
shù jù
数据
to demand
yāo qiú
要求
company
gōng sī
公司
to pay money
fù qián
付钱

Stanford (University)
Sī tǎn fú
斯坦福
report
bào gào
报告
China
Zhōng guó
中国
in
zài
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
field / domain
lǐng yù
领域
currently (progressive marker)
zhèng
rapidly / swiftly
xùn sù
迅速
to narrow / reduce
suō xiǎo
缩小
with
United States
Měi guó
美国
possessive marker
de
gap / disparity
chā jù
差距

Stanford University
Sī tǎn fú Dà xué
斯坦福大学
to release / publish
fā bù
发布
possessive marker
de
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
index
zhǐ shù
指数
report
bào gào
报告
to show / reveal
xiǎn shì
显示
China-US
Zhōng Měi
中美
top-tier / leading
dǐng jiān
顶尖
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
model
mó xíng
模型
possessive marker
de
performance gap
xìng néng chā jù
性能差距
has narrowed to
yǐ suō xiǎo zhì
已缩小至
only / merely
jǐn
2.7 percentage points
2.7 gè bǎi fēn diǎn
2.7个百分点

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Pǔ huá yǒng dào
普华永道
report
bàogào
报告
globally
quánqiú
全球
only
jǐn
20 percent
liǎng chéng
两成
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
to capture
jué qǔ
攫取
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
economic gains
jīngjì hónglì
经济红利
(structural particle)
de
three-quarters
sì fēn zhī sān
四分之三

PwC
Pǔ huá yǒng dào
普华永道
April 13th
sì yuè shí sān rì
4月13日
released
fābù
发布
(structural particle)
de
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
performance
jìxiào
绩效
study
yánjiū
研究
shows
xiǎnshì
显示
only
jǐn
approximately
yuē
20 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr shí
20%
(structural particle)
de
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
captured
jué qǔ
攫取
(completion particle)
le
more than
three-quarters
sì fēn zhī sān
四分之三
(structural particle)
de
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
economic benefits
jīngjì shōuyì
经济收益
Matthew Effect (winner-takes-most dynamic)
Mǎ tài xiào yìng
马太效应
pronounced
xiǎnzhù
显著
research
yánjiū
研究
points out
zhǐchū
指出
leading
lǐngxiān
领先
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
treat
jiāng
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
as
zuòwéi
作为
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
a catalyst
cuī huà jì
催化剂
rather than
ér fēi
而非
merely
dānchún
单纯
(structural particle)
de
cost reduction and efficiency improvement
jiàng běn zēng xiào
降本增效
tool
gōngjù
工具

the United States
Měiguó
美国
Artemis II spacecraft
Āěrtèmísī èr hào
阿尔忒弥斯二号
astronauts
yǔháng yuán
宇航员
safely
ānquán
安全
splashed down
jiàngluò
降落
California
Jiālìfúníyà zhōu
加利福尼亚州
coast
hǎi àn
海岸

Artemis II spacecraft
Āěrtèmísī èr hào
阿尔忒弥斯二号
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
particle
de
four
sì míng
四名
astronauts
yǔháng yuán
宇航员
at
zài
California
Jiālìfúníyà zhōu
加利福尼亚州
coast
hǎi àn
海岸
successfully
chénggōng
成功
splashed down
jiàngluò
降落
safely
ānquán
安全
returned to
huí dào
回到
Earth
dìqiú
地球
this
zhè
is
shì
humanity
rénlèi
人类
more than fifty years
wǔshí duō nián
五十多年
in
lái
the first time
dì yī cì
第一次
flying
fēi
to
dào
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
nearby
fùjìn
附近

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Liánbāng Diàochájú
联邦调查局
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
hacker
hēikè
黑客
currently
zhèngzài
正在
to attack
gōngjī
攻击
United States
Měiguó
美国
critical / key
guānjiàn
关键
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施

United States
Měiguó
美国
FBI
Liánbāng Diàochájú
联邦调查局
and / as well as
partner
hézuò
合作
agency / organization
jīgòu
机构
to issue
fāchū
发出
urgent
jǐnjí
紧急
warning
jǐnggào
警告
stating that
chēng
Iran-affiliated
yǔ Yīlǎng
与伊朗
to be linked
yǒu guānlián
有关联
possessive particle
de
hacker
hēikè
黑客
currently
zhèngzài
正在
to intrude / to hack into
rùqīn
入侵
United States
Měiguó
美国
critical
guānjiàn
关键
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
within
zhōng de
中的
industrial control systems
gōngyè kòngzhì xìtǒng
工业控制系统

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
for
wèi
Pixel (Google phone brand)
Pixel
Pixel
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
to release
fābù
发布
April
sìyuè
四月
update
gēngxīn
更新

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to release
fābù
发布
completion marker
le
Pixel (Google phone brand)
Pixel
Pixel
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
possessive particle
de
April
sìyuè
四月
update
gēngxīn
更新
this time
zhècì
这次
update
gēngxīn
更新
only
zhǐ
to fix
xiūfù
修复
completion marker
le
some
yīxiē
一些
problem
wèntí
问题