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·HSK 4June 1

AMD
AMD
AMD
announces
xuānbù
宣布
in
zài
在
Taiwan
táiwān
台湾
investment
tóuzī
投资
10 billion dollars
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元

shēngtài xìtǒng

10 billion dollars

100 yì měiyuán

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

HSK 4May 31

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Claude (AI model name)
Claude
Claude
Opus (model tier name)
Opus
Opus
version 4.8
4.8
4.8
and / also
bìng
并
to raise funding
róngzī
融资
$65 billion
650 yì měiyuán
650亿美元
。

the United States

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Anthropic (AI company)

on / at (time marker)

wǔ yuè èrshíbā rì

latest / newest

Claude Opus 4.8 (AI model)

Claude Opus 4.8

Claude Opus 4.8

at the same time

650 yì měiyuán

fundraising round

to reach / to hit

9650 yì měiyuán

HSK 2May 30

AMD (chip company)
AMD
AMD
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to produce / production
shēngchǎn
生产
the world first
quánqiú shǒukuǎn
全球首款
2 nanometer
2 nàmǐ
2纳米
server
fúwùqì
服务器
chip / processor
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

AMD (chip company)

sixth generation

EPYC (server processor line)

Venice (codename)

mass production

worldwide / global

TSMC (semiconductor manufacturer)

structural particle

high-performance

gāo xìngnéng

HSK 4May 30

Blue Origin (rocket company)
Lán sè Qǐyuán
蓝色起源
New Glenn (rocket name)
Xīn Gélún
新格伦
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
at / in
zài
在
launch pad
fāshètái
发射台
test / to test
cèshì
测试
during / in the middle of
zhōng
中
to explode
bàozhà
爆炸
。

Blue Origin (rocket company)

Lán sè Qǐyuán

structural particle (possessive)

New Glenn (rocket name)

Kǎnǎwéiláěr Jiǎo

卡纳维拉尔角

once / one time

wú rényuán shāngwáng

无人员伤亡

HSK 3May 30

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to revise / to amend
xiūɡǎi
修改
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
to give up / to relinquish
fànɡqì
放弃
exclusive
dújiā
独家
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权
。

OpenAI (AI company)

to revise / to amend

cooperation / partnership

agreement / terms

(possessive particle)

license / authorization

will (future marker)

to become / to change to

OpenAI (AI company)

more / additional

cloud (computing)

to provide / to offer

HSK 4May 30

Dell (company)
Dài ěr
戴尔
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
server
fúwùqì
服务器
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
year over year
tónɡbǐ
同比
to surge dramatically
bàozēnɡ
暴增
757 percent
757%
757%
。

to announce / to release

latest / most recent

quarter (financial)

financial report / earnings

AI (artificial intelligence)

to reach / to amount to

161 yì měiyuán

to surge dramatically

HSK 2May 29

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to obtain / to gain access to
huòdé
获得
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Willow (Google quantum chip)
Willow
Willow
quantum
liàngzǐ
量子
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
access rights / right to use
shǐyòngquán
使用权
。

King's College London

Lúndūn Guówáng Xuéyuàn

伦敦国王学院

(modifier particle)

yánjiū rényuán

to obtain / to gain access to

(completed action marker)

Willow (Google quantum chip)

processor / chip

(modifier particle)

HSK 6May 29

United States
Měiguó
美国
Illinois (US state)
Yīlìnuòyī Zhōu
伊利诺伊州
to pass (legislation)
tōngɡuò
通过
across the US / nationwide
quánměi
全美
most stringent / strictest
zuì yángé
最严格
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
safety / security
ānquán
安全
bill / legislation
fǎàn
法案
。

Illinois (US state)

Yīlìnuòyī Zhōu

伊利诺伊州

legislature / legislative body

lìfǎ jīɡòu

yībǎiyīshí piào

the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act

Rénɡōnɡ Zhìnénɡ Ānquán Cuòshī Fǎ

《人工智能安全措施法》

to require / to mandate

frontier / cutting-edge

to conduct / to carry out

HSK 5May 29

France
Fǎguó
法国
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
company
gōngsī
公司
Mistral (French AI company)
Mistral
Mistral
to raise funds / to secure financing
chóuzī
筹资
$830 million
8.3 yì měiyuán
8.3亿美元
to build / to construct
jiànshè
建设
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
suburbs / outskirts
jiāowài
郊外
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
。

artificial intelligence

rénɡōnɡ zhìnénɡ

Mistral (French AI company)

by means of / through

zhàiwù rónɡzī

method / approach

to raise (funds)

8.3 yì měiyuán

south / southern part

shùjù zhōngxīn

HSK 3May 29

Google (company name)
Gǔgē
谷歌
at / in
zài
在
developer conference
kāifāzhě dàhuì
开发者大会
(location particle, at/on)
shàng
上
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
new version / new model
xīn kuǎn
新款
Gemini 3.5 (AI model name)
Gemini 3.5
Gemini 3.5
model / AI model
móxíng
模型
。

developer conference

kāifāzhě dàhuì

开发者大会

(location particle)

to release / to launch

(completion particle)

Gemini 3.5 Flash (AI model)

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash

this model / this product

very powerful / strong