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·HSK 5April 23

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
at
zài
在
in 2026
2026 nián
2026年
North America
Běi Měi
北美
technology
jìshù
技术
symposium / technology conference
yántǎo huì
研讨会
at (a venue/event)
shàng
上
to unveil / to release
fābù
发布
A13 (chip process node)
A13
A13
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturing process / process node
zhìchéng
制程
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

on / at (formal)

sì yuè èrshí èr rì

the United States

Santa Clara (city in California)

Shèngkèlālā

symposium / conference

formally / officially

to unveil / to announce

(completion marker)

latest / newest

A13 (chip process node)

manufacturing process node

process technology

A13 (chip process node)

process technology

mass production / volume production

mainly / primarily

to serve / to cater to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

high-performance computing / HPC

gāo xìngnéng jìsuàn

高性能计算

(possessive particle)

customers / clients

HSK 4April 22

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to appoint / to name
rènmìng
任命
John Ternus
Yuēhàn Tènàsī
约翰·特纳斯
as
wèi
为
newly appointed
xīnrèn
新任
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxíngguān
首席执行官
，
Tim Cook
Dìmǔ Kùkè
蒂姆·库克
will
jiāng
将
to transition to a new role
zhuǎnrèn
转任
executive chairman
zhíxíng zhǔxí
执行主席
。

Píngguǒ Gōngsī

to step down from office

CEO / chief executive officer

shǒuxí zhíxíngguān

首席执行官

hardware engineering

yìngjiàn gōngchéng

head / person in charge

Yuēhàn Tènàsī

约翰·特纳斯

to take over / to succeed

Cook (Tim Cook)

after stepping down

to take on a new role

Apple (company)

board of directors

executive chairman

zhíxíng zhǔxí

to participate in

major / significant

decision-making

HSK 3April 21

artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chipmaker / chip manufacturer
xīnpiàn shāng
芯片商
Cerebras (AI chip company)
Cerebras
Cerebras
to submit / to file
tíjiāo
提交
IPO application / listing application
shàngshì shēnqǐng
上市申请
，
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
approximately / about
yuē
约
$23 billion
230 yì měiyuán
230亿美元
。

United States / American

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

chip company / chipmaker

xīnpiàn gōngsī

Cerebras Systems (AI chipmaker)

Cerebras Systems

Cerebras Systems

recently / in recent days

officially / formally

to submit / to file

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

target valuation

mùbiāo gūzhí

230 yì měiyuán

and also / additionally

OpenAI (AI research company)

to sign / to enter into

cooperation agreement / partnership deal

hézuò xiéyì

HSK 2April 20

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
new
xīn
新
AI model
móxíng
模型
V4 (version 4, model name)
V4
V4
will / is going to
jiāng
将
to use
shǐyòng
使用
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
chips / semiconductor chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

to plan / to intend

to release / to launch

the said / this (formal reference)

to run / to operate

Ascend 950PR (Huawei AI chip)

Shēng Téng 950PR

HSK 4April 20

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
first quarter (Q1)
yī jìdù
一季度
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
58 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshíbā
58%
，
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / all-time record
xīn gāo
新高
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

to announce / to release publicly

èr líng èr liù nián

first quarter (Q1)

financial report / earnings report

approximately / about

to reach / to amount to

yī bǎi qī shí bā yì měiyuán

一百七十八亿美元

to increase / grow

bǎifēnzhī wǔshíbā diǎn sān

artificial intelligence (AI)

réngōng zhìnéng

related / associated

zǒng yíngsōu

structural particle (of)

bǎifēnzhī liùshíyī

to drive / to propel

to break / to set anew

HSK 5April 19

Blue Origin (aerospace company)
Lán Sè Qǐyuán
蓝色起源
New Glenn (rocket)
Xīn Gélún
新格伦
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to reuse / reuse of
chóngyòng
重用
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
，
but / however
dàn
但
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
to enter orbit
rù guǐ
入轨
abnormal / off-target
yìcháng
异常
。

Blue Origin (aerospace company)

Lán Sè Qǐyuán

on / at (formal)

New Glenn (rocket)

this model / this type

structural particle

for the first time

reused / to reuse

chóngfù shǐyòng

however / nevertheless

upper stage (of rocket)

experienced / suffered

malfunction / fault

structural particle

failed to / was unable to

planned / intended

HSK 3April 19

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to complete / to achieve
wánchéng
完成
Falcon 9 rocket
Lièyīng jiǔ hào
猎鹰9号
the 600th time
dì 600 cì
第600次
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
recovery / retrieval
huíshōu
回收
。

SpaceX (rocket company)

on / at (formal)

Falcon 9 rocket

Lièyīng jiǔ hào

recovery / retrieval

to set / to establish a record

the state of California

Jiālìfúníyà zhōu

加利福尼亚州

Vandenberg Space Force Base

Fàndēngbǎo tàikōng jūn jīdì

范登堡太空军基地

to lift off / to launch

to carry on board

Starlink (satellite network)

HSK 3April 19

NIO (Chinese electric vehicle company)
Wèilái
蔚来
to plan
jìhuà
计划
by; within
zài
在
by the end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
will; is going to
jiāng
将
global; worldwide
quánqiú
全球
battery swap station
huàndiànzhàn
换电站
total number
zǒngshù
总数
to expand to; to grow to
kuòdà zhì
扩大至
more than 4,600 (stations)
sìqiān liùbǎi gè yǐshàng
四千六百个以上
。

electric vehicle

NIO (Chinese electric vehicle company)

to add new; to increase by

more than; exceeding

battery swap station

huàndiànzhàn

to expand to; to grow to

more than 4,600 (stations)

sìqiān liùbǎi gè yǐshàng

四千六百个以上

next-generation

battery swap station

huàndiànzhàn

for the first time

compatible with; able to support

structural particle

electric vehicle

HSK 6April 18

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Gemini (AI assistant)
Gemini
Gemini
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
Personal Intelligence (feature name)
gèrén zhìnéng
个人智能
feature / function
gōngnéng
功能
，
to connect to / to integrate
jiērù
接入
user
yònghù
用户
photos library / photo album
xiàngcè
相册
to generate
shēngchéng
生成
personalized
gèxìnghuà
个性化
images
túxiàng
图像
。

will in / will be launching in

Gemini (AI assistant)

Personal Intelligence (feature)

gèrén zhìnéng

to allow / to permit

dìngyuè yònghù

personal photos library

gèrén xiàngcè

sīrén shùjù

thereby / so as to

real / authentic

people / figures

likeness / image

(structural particle)

HSK 5April 18

the European Commission
Ōuméng Wěiyuánhuì
欧盟委员会
to / toward
xiàng
向
four (companies)
sì jiā
四家
European
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
service providers
fúwùshāng
服务商
to award / to grant
shòuyǔ
授予
180 million euros
1.8 yì ōuyuán
1.8亿欧元
sovereign cloud
zhǔquán yún
主权云
contract
hétong
合同
。

the European Commission

Ōuméng Wěiyuánhuì

欧盟委员会

has already awarded to

180 million euros

1.8 yì ōuyuán

lasting six years

wéiqī liù nián

(structural particle)

sovereign cloud

service contract

EU institutions

Ōuméng jīgòu

the United States

technology companies

(structural particle)

dependence / reliance