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·HSK 2May 18

AMD (semiconductor company)
AMD
AMD
to announce / to report
gōngbù
公布
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
，
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
strong / robust
wàngshèng
旺盛
。

AMD (semiconductor company)

to reach / to achieve

102.5 yì měiyuán

to grow / growth

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

strong / robust

HSK 2May 18

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
head / person in charge
fùzérén
负责人
to state / to say
chēng
称
，
white-collar
báilǐng
白领
work / jobs
gōngzuò
工作
will within
jiāng zài
将在
within 18 months
18 ge yuè nèi
18个月内
passive marker
bèi
被
automated
zìdònghuà
自动化
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

head / person in charge

Mustafa Suleyman (name)

Mùsītǎfǎ Sūláimàn

穆斯塔法·苏莱曼

most / the majority of

within 18 months

18 ge yuè nèi

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

fully / completely

HSK 4May 18

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
at / in
zài
在
I/O 2026 (developer conference)
I/O 2026
I/O 2026
conference / convention
dàhuì
大会
at (a location/event)
shàng
上
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
Gemini Intelligence (AI feature suite)
Gemini Intelligence
Gemini Intelligence
and / together with
yǔ
与
Android XR (extended reality platform)
Android XR
Android XR
smart glasses
zhìnéng yǎnjìng
智能眼镜
。

developer conference

kāifāzhě dàhuì

开发者大会

to launch / to release

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

feature suite / package

gōngnéng tàojiàn

Gemini Intelligence (AI feature brand)

Gemini Intelligence

Gemini Intelligence

and also / furthermore

to preview / to announce in advance

to be equipped with

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(structural particle)

Android XR (extended reality OS)

zhìnéng yǎnjìng

HSK 4May 18

artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to complete / to finalize
wánchéng
完成
$30 billion
300 yì měiyuán
300亿美元
fundraising / financing
róngzī
融资
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$900 billion
9000 yì měiyuán
9000亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

startup company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Anthropic (AI company)

currently / in the process of

300 yì měiyuán

structural particle

approaching / close to

9000 yì měiyuán

to surpass / exceeding

competitor / rival

jìngzhēng duìshǒu

OpenAI (AI company)

HSK 2May 18

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
I/O (Google annual developer conference)
I/O
IO
2026
2026
2026
developer / developers
kāifāzhě
开发者
conference / congress
dàhuì
大会
tomorrow
míngrì
明日
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕
，
new
xīn
新
Gemini (Google AI model)
Gemini
Gemini
model / AI model
móxíng
模型
widely / much (anticipated)
bèi shòu
备受
expectation / anticipation
qīdài
期待
。

every year / annually

once / one time

(possessive / modifying particle)

I/O (Google annual developer conference)

conference / congress

will / shall (future marker)

on (a date) / at

United States / America

Jiālìfúníyà Zhōu

加利福尼亚州

to hold / to take place

the outside world / observers

to expect / anticipation

to release / to launch

Gemini (Google AI model)

model / AI model

and / as well as

Android (mobile operating system)

new features / new functions

xīn gōngnéng

HSK 4May 18

Novo Nordisk (Danish pharmaceutical company)
Nuòhé Nuòdé
诺和诺德
with / and
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
partnership / cooperation
hézuò
合作
，
to drive / to advance
tuīdòng
推动
artificial intelligence / AI
rénggōng zhìnéng
人工智能
drug development / pharmaceutical R&D
yàowù yánfā
药物研发
。

Denmark / Danish

pharmaceutical giant / major drug company

zhìyào jùtóu

Novo Nordisk (Danish pharmaceutical company)

Nuòhé Nuòdé

to announce / to declare

OpenAI (AI research company)

to establish / to set up

strategic partnership / strategic cooperation

zhànlüè hézuò

will / shall (future marker)

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

to introduce / to bring in

drug / medicine

research and development / R&D

production / manufacturing

and / as well as

commercial operations / business operations

shāngyè yùnyíng

and so on / etc.

link / stage / aspect

HSK 5May 17

Detroit (US city)
Dǐtèlǜ
底特律
the three major
sān dà
三大
automobile / car
qìchē
汽车
manufacturer
chǎngshāng
厂商
already
yǐ
已
to cut / to eliminate (positions)
cáichè
裁撤
more than / over
yú
逾
20,000
liǎng wàn
两万
(measure word for people)
míng
名
employee / staff
yuángōng
员工
，
in order to / by means of
yǐ
以
to cope with / to respond to
yìngduì
应对
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
transformation / restructuring
zhuǎnxíng
转型
pressure
yālì
压力
。

the United States

Detroit (US city)

the three major

automobile / car

Stellantis (automaker)

combined total / altogether

to cut / to reduce

more than / over

(measure word for items)

position / role

Tōngyòng Qìchē

to lay off / to cut

(measure word for people)

IT (information technology)

employee / staff

at the same time

AI (artificial intelligence)

position / post

recruitment / hiring

HSK 3May 17

Google (technology company)
Google
Google
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
at / in
zài
在
Google I/O (developer conference)
I/O
I/O
conference / summit
dàhuì
大会
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
Gemini (Google AI model)
Gemini
Gemini
intelligence / smart
zhìnéng
智能
new features
xīn gōngnéng
新功能
。

Google (technology company)

will be held on (a date)

wǔ yuè shíjiǔ rì

to hold (an event)

conference / summit

it is expected that

to release / to publish

Gemini (Google AI model)

intelligence / smart features

and so on / etc.

major / significant

update / upgrade

in addition / furthermore

Google (technology company)

to showcase / to demonstrate

Android (operating system)

XR (extended reality)

zhìnéng yǎnjìng

HSK 6May 16

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
labor union / trade union
gōnghuì
工会
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to collapse / to break down
pòliè
破裂
，
more than (formal)
yú
逾
more than 40,000 (people)
4 wàn míng
4万名
workers
gōngrén
工人
will (at a specific time)
jiāngyú
将于
May 21
5 yuè 21 rì
5月21日
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

labor union / trade union

management / employer side

regarding / on (a topic)

structure / framework

structural particle

to declare / to announce

collapse / breakdown

more than (formal)

more than 40,000 (people)

at / on (formal time marker)

to launch / to initiate

lasting (a duration)

structural particle

HSK 4May 16

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
consulting
zīxún
咨询
subsidiary company
zǐgōngsī
子公司
DeployCo (OpenAI deployment company)
DeployCo
DeployCo
，
to raise funds / financing
róngzī
融资
to exceed / more than
chāoguò
超过
$4 billion
40 yì měiyuán
40亿美元
。

OpenAI (AI company)

at / on (formal time marker)

formally / officially

to launch / to release

under the banner of / affiliated with

enterprise / business

division / department

DeployCo (enterprise AI consulting arm)

to receive / to obtain

19 (organizations)

investors / investment partners

structural particle

more than (formal)

40 yì měiyuán

support / backing