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·HSK 5May 15

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to approve / to authorize
pīzhǔn
批准
toward / to
xiàng
向
ten (companies)
shí jiā
十家
China
Zhōngguó
中国
enterprise / company
qǐyè
企业
to sell
chūshòu
出售
H200 (Nvidia AI chip)
H200
H200
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
，
but / however
dàn
但
delivery of goods
jiāohuò
交货
until now / so far
zhìjīn
至今
to be blocked / to be stalled
shòuzǔ
受阻
。

the United States

to approve / to authorize

Alibaba (Chinese tech company)

Tencent (Chinese tech company)

and so on / et cetera

ten (companies)

enterprise / company

Nvidia (chip company)

H200 (Nvidia AI chip)

semiconductor chip

however / nevertheless

due to / because of

to apply pressure

enterprise / company

one after another / in succession

to pause / to put on hold

order / purchase order

until now / so far

not a single one

delivery of goods

HSK 2May 15

Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / at
zài
在
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
to build / to develop
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
rén'gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
。

Microsoft (tech company)

within four years

to invest / investment

100 yì měiyuán

to build / to develop

artificial intelligence

rén'gōng zhìnéng

shùjù zhōngxīn

HSK 4May 14

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tájīdiàn
台积电
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
market
shìchǎng
市场
will / going to (future marker)
jiāng
将
by / at (time or place preposition)
yú
于
the year 2030
2030 nián
2030年
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$1.5 trillion USD
1.5 wànyì měiyuán
1.5万亿美元
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

at / on (time preposition)

to release / to publish

report / forecast

to forecast / to predict

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

will / going to (future marker)

to drive / to propel

global / worldwide

at / in (location/time)

to exceed / to surpass

$1.5 trillion USD

1.5 wànyì měiyuán

1.5万亿美元

this / the said (referring back)

forecast / prediction

compared to / relatively

previously / before this

possessive / structural particle

$1 trillion USD

1 wànyì měiyuán

significantly / by a large margin

to revise upward / to raise

HSK 3May 13

Adobe (software company)
Adobe
Adobe
in
zài
在
Acrobat (PDF software)
Acrobat
Acrobat
inside / within
zhōng
中
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
assistant / agent
zhùshǒu
助手
。

Adobe (software company)

Acrobat (PDF software)

to launch / to release

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

assistant / agent

can / to be able to

PDF (document format)

to have a conversation

assistant / agent

presentation slides

yǎnshì wéngǎo

and so on / etc.

HSK 5May 13

Qualcomm (chip company)
Gāotōng
高通
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
13 percent
13%
13%
，
to lead / to spearhead
yǐnlǐng
引领
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
sector / segment
bǎnkuài
板块
across-the-board / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
pullback / correction
huídiào
回调
。

above expectations

compounded by / combined with

collapse / breakdown

concern / anxiety

selloff / dumping of shares

Qualcomm (chip company)

to lead the decline

reaching / amounting to

HSK 3May 13

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
stock market
gǔshì
股市
total market capitalization
zǒng shìzhí
总市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$4.47 trillion
4.47 wànyì měiyuán
4.47万亿美元
，
to rank among / to enter the ranks of
jīshēn
跻身
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
sixth largest
dì liù dà
第六大
stock market
gǔpiào shìchǎng
股票市场
。

driven by / due to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

related / connected

to drive / to propel

total market capitalization

to exceed / to surpass

4.47 wànyì měiyuán

4.47万亿美元

to overtake / to surpass

and others / etc.

major economies

zhǔyào jīngtǐ

主要经济体

global / worldwide

gǔpiào shìchǎng

HSK 5May 12

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Nadella (Satya Nadella)
Nàdélā
纳德拉
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
Musk (Elon Musk)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
versus / suing (legal)
sù
诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
case / lawsuit
àn
案
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
。

chief executive officer / CEO

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO)

Sàtíyǎ Nàdélā

萨蒂亚·纳德拉

on / at (formal time marker)

wǔ yuè shí yī rì

五月十一日

Oakland (city in California)

liánbāng fǎyuàn

regarding / on the matter of

to sue / to bring a lawsuit against

OpenAI (AI company)

this case / the lawsuit

to testify in court

chūtíng zuòzhèng

HSK 4May 12

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to stop / to prevent
zǔzhǐ
阻止
hacker(s)
hēikè
黑客
to exploit / to make use of
lìyòng
利用
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to develop
kāifā
开发
two-factor authentication
shuāngchóng rènzhèng
双重认证
security vulnerability / exploit
lòudòng
漏洞
。

yánjiū rényuán

to discover / to find

one / a (measure word + noun)

unknown / unidentified

to use / to employ

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

to create / to manufacture

zero-day exploit

líng rì lòudòng

to attempt / to try to

to bypass / to circumvent

two-factor authentication

shuāngchóng rènzhèng

subsequently / thereafter

the said / that (referring to something mentioned)

vendor / supplier

gōngyìngshāng

to cooperate / to work together

quietly / in a low-key manner

to patch / to fix (a flaw)

(completed action particle)

this vulnerability / the said exploit

HSK 6May 12

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to restructure / to reorganize
chóngzǔ
重组
partnership / cooperative relationship
hézuò guānxi
合作关系
，
to end / to terminate
zhōngzhǐ
终止
exclusive
dújiā
独家
cloud
yúnduān
云端
agreement
xiéyì
协议
。

OpenAI (AI research company)

4 yuè xià xún

to amend / to revise

partnership agreement

hézuò xiéyì

be bound by / be constrained to

Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)

terms / clauses

HSK 5May 12

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
cloud
yún
云
business / operations
yèwù
业务
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
63 percent
63%
63%
to / reaching
zhì
至
$20.03 billion
200.3 yì měiyuán
200.3亿美元
。

Alphabet (Google parent company)

to announce / to release

financial report / earnings report

to surge / to jump sharply

200.3 yì měiyuán

enterprise / corporation

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

(structural particle)

to continue / ongoing

to rise steadily / to climb

to drive / to propel

operating profit

yùnyíng lìrùn

three times / triple

same period last year

qùnián tóngqī

66 yì měiyuán