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·HSK 4April 26

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
GPT-5.5 (AI language model)
GPT-5.5
GPT-5.5
，
describing it as / calling it
chēng qí
称其
as / to be
wéi
为
up to now / to date
qìjīn
迄今
the most capable / strongest
zuì qiáng
最强
modifier particle
de
的
model
móxíng
模型
。

OpenAI (AI company)

on / at (time preposition)

to launch / to release

GPT-5.5 (AI language model)

the said / this

series / product line

GPT-4.5 (previous AI model)

since then / ever since

completely / fully

modifier particle

foundational / base

HSK 3April 26

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
next-generation / new generation
xīn yī dài
新一代
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
model (AI/ML)
móxíng
模型
V4 (version 4)
V4
V4
。

AI / artificial intelligence

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

on / at (formal preposition)

sì yuè èrshísì rì

四月二十四日

completion particle

series / lineup

V4-Pro (high-performance variant)

V4-Flash (lightweight variant)

token (AI/computing)

structural particle

extra-long / extremely long

context window (computing)

method / approach

competitors / rival companies

jìngzhēng duìshǒu

HSK 5April 25

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
téngxùn
腾讯
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
large language model / LLM
dà móxíng
大模型
Hunyuan 3 (Tencent AI model)
hùnyuán sān
混元3
preview version / beta release
yùlǎn bǎn
预览版
。

Tencent Holdings (parent company)

téngxùn kònggǔ

at / on (formal preposition)

sì yuè èrshísì rì

to release / to announce

Hunyuan 3 (Tencent AI model)

preview version / beta release

a / one (product)

to adopt / to use

mixture-of-experts

hùnhé zhuānjiā

architecture / framework

(structural particle)

large language model

dàxíng yǔyán móxíng

大型语言模型

total number of parameters

zǒng cānshù liàng

reaching / amounting to

256,000 (tokens)

token (AI term)

(structural particle)

shàng xià wén

in / by means of

to provide / to offer

HSK 5April 25

the United States
Měiguó
美国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to restrict
xiànzhì
限制
China
Zhōngguó
中国
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to use
shǐyòng
使用
the United States
Měiguó
美国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
。

technology company

kējì gōngsī

to exploit / to make use of

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(descriptive particle)

behavior / conduct

to implement / to impose

controls / restrictions

to single out by name

HSK 4April 25

China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
brand new
quánxīn
全新
version 4
V4
V4
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
AI model
móxíng
模型
。

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

at / on (time preposition)

2026 nián 4 yuè 24 rì

2026年4月24日

(completed action particle)

preview version

V4 Flash (lightweight model)

V4 Pro (flagship model)

V4 Pro (flagship model)

to possess / to have

yīdiǎn liù wànyì

一点六万亿

(descriptive particle)

HSK 2April 23

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
eighth generation
dì bā dài
第八代
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
，
to challenge / to compete with
tiǎozhàn
挑战
Nvidia (semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
。

cloud computing

conference / summit

at / on (an event)

released / announced

eighth generation

artificial intelligence

chip / microchip

chip / microchip

divided into / split into

training / model training

inference / reasoning

two types / two kinds

performance / capability

significantly / by a large margin

improved / enhanced

HSK 4April 23

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to obtain / to secure
huòdé
获得
at (a price) / for
yǐ
以
$60 billion
600 yì měiyuán
600亿美元
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
Cursor (AI coding startup)
Cursor
Cursor
structural particle
de
的
option / right of purchase
xuǎnzéquán
选择权
。

space exploration company

tàikōng tànsuǒ gōngsī

太空探索公司

SpaceX (rocket company)

to announce / to declare

AI coding / AI programming

startup / newly founded company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Cursor (AI coding startup)

to reach / to conclude (an agreement)

agreement / deal

to obtain / to secure

600 yì měiyuán

to acquire / to buy out

the company / said company

structural particle

option / right of purchase

if / in the event that

SpaceX (rocket company)

ultimately / in the end

to acquire / to buy

then / in that case

to pay / to disburse

100 yì měiyuán

structural particle

collaboration fee / partnership payment

hézuò fèiyòng

HSK 4April 23

SpaceX (rocket and space company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to obtain / to acquire
huòdé
获得
with / at (a price)
yǐ
以
$60 billion
600 yì měiyuán
600亿美元
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
company
gōngsī
公司
Cursor (AI coding tool)
Cursor
Cursor
(possessive particle)
de
的
option (financial right to buy)
qīquán
期权
。

SpaceX (rocket and space company)

artificial intelligence

programming / coding

Cursor (AI coding tool)

to sign / to execute (an agreement)

agreement / deal

to obtain / to acquire

600 yì měiyuán

the said company / the aforementioned company

(possessive particle)

the right / entitlement

this (sum / deal)

deal / transaction

later in the year

wǎn xiē shíhòu

to complete / to finalize

the acquisition

or alternatively

100 yì měiyuán

to terminate / to end

the partnership / cooperation

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