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·HSK 3June 30

Qualcomm
Gāo​tōng
高通
to announce
xuān​bù
宣布
at / for (a price)
$3.9 billion
39 yì měiyuán
39亿美元
to acquire
shōu​gòu
收购
artificial intelligence
rén​gōng​zhì​néng
人工智能
software
ruǎn​jiàn
软件
company
gōng​sī
公司
Modular (AI software startup)
Modular
Modular

Qualcomm
Gāo​tōng
高通
June 24th
liù​yuè​èr​shí​sì​rì
六月二十四日
to announce
xuān​bù
宣布
to acquire
shōu​gòu
收购
artificial intelligence
rén​gōng​zhì​néng
人工智能
software
ruǎn​jiàn
软件
company
gōng​sī
公司
Modular (AI software startup)
Modular
Modular
deal / transaction
jiāo​yì
交易
valued at
jià​zhí
价值
approximately
yuē
$3.9 billion
39 yì měiyuán
39亿美元

Huawei
huáwéi
华为
to surpass
chāoyuè
超越
Nvidia
yīngwěidá
英伟达
to become
chéngwéi
成为
China
zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
market
shìchǎng
市场
leader
lǐngdǎo zhě
领导者

Nvidia
yīngwěidá
英伟达
at/in
zài
China
zhōngguó
中国
to lose
shīqù
失去
market
shìchǎng
市场
dominant position
zhǔdǎo dìwèi
主导地位
Huawei
huáwéi
华为
as/serving as
zuòwéi
作为
domestic
běntǔ
本土
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturer
zhìzào shāng
制造商
rapidly
xùnsù
迅速
to rise
juéqǐ
崛起
to become
chéngwéi
成为
main
zhǔyào
主要
supplier
gōngyìng shāng
供应商

artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Anthropic (AI research company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to raise capital / fundraising
róngjī
融资
$65 billion
650 yì měiyuán
650亿美元

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
company
gōngsī
公司
to complete
wánchéng
完成
Series H (funding round)
H lún
H轮
fundraising
róngjī
融资
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / reaches
$965 billion
9650 yì měiyuán
9650亿美元
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
most possessing
zuì jù
最具
value / valuable
jiàzhí
价值
particle
de
independent
dúlì
独立
AI company
AI gōngsī
AI公司

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to take offline / to retire
xiàxiàn
下线
ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
in / within
zhōng de
中的
GPT-4.5 (AI model)
GPT-4.5
GPT-4.5
model
móxíng
模型

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
on / at
June 27
6 yuè 27 rì
6月27日
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
(disposal marker)
jiāng
GPT-4.5 (AI model)
GPT-4.5
GPT-4.5
from
cóng
ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
to take offline / to retire
xiàxiàn
下线
users
yònghù
用户
can / may
to switch to / to use instead
zhuǎn yòng
转用
newer / more recent
gèng xīn de
更新的
GPT-5.5 (AI model)
GPT-5.5
GPT-5.5

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
and / together with
Broadcom (semiconductor company)
Bótōng
博通
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to release / to unveil
fābù
发布
first / debut model
shǒukuǎn
首款
self-developed / proprietary
zìyán
自研
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
Jalapeño (chip name)
Jalapeño
Jalapeño

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
and / together with
Broadcom (semiconductor company)
Bótōng
博通
on / at (date/place marker)
June 24
6 yuè 24 rì
6月24日
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
first / debut
shǒukuǎn
首款
self-developed / proprietary
zìyán
自研
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
inference / reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
chip / processor
xīnpiàn
芯片
Jalapeño (chip name)
Jalapeño
Jalapeño
this chip / the said chip
gāi xīnpiàn
该芯片
specifically designed for
zhuānwèi
专为
large language model / LLM
dà yǔyán móxíng
大语言模型
inference
tuīlǐ
推理
to optimize / optimized
yōuhuà
优化
cost
chéngběn
成本
compared to / relatively
jiào
existing / current
xiànyǒu
现有
GPU (graphics processing unit)
GPU
GPU
to reduce / to lower
jiàngdī
降低
approximately / about
yuē
50 percent
50%
50%

China
Zhōngguó
中国
announces
xuānbù
宣布
$295 billion
2950 yì měiyuán
2950亿美元
five-year
wǔ nián
五年
AI
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
investment
tóuzī
投资
program
jìhuà
计划

China
Zhōngguó
中国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
announced
xuānbù
宣布
(past tense)
le
a
yī xiàng
一项
$295 billion
2950 yì měiyuán
2950亿美元
(possessive)
de
five-year
wǔ nián
五年
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
direct
zhíjiē
直接
investment
tóuzī
投资
AI
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
program
jìhuà
计划
the
gāi
program
jìhuà
计划
averages
píng jūn
平均
annually
měi nián
每年
approximately
yuē
$59 billion
590 yì měiyuán
590亿美元
(possessive)
de
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
direct
zhíjiē
直接
investment
tóuzī
投资

Apple
píngguǒ
苹果
launch
fābu
发布
third-generation
dì sān dài
第三代
foundation
jīchǔ
基础
model
móxíng
模型
AFM
AFM
AFM
3
3
3

Apple
píngguǒ
苹果
at
zài
WWDC
WWDC
WWDC
2026
2026
2026
unveiled
fābu
发布
third-generation
dì sān dài
第三代
foundation
jīchǔ
基础
model
móxíng
模型
AFM
AFM
AFM
3
3
3
the
gāi
model
móxíng
模型
family
jiāzú
家族
comprises
bāohán
包含
five
(measure word)
ge
model
móxíng
模型
among which
qīzhōng
其中
AFM
AFM
AFM
3
3
3
Core
Core
Core
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
features
yōngyǒu
拥有
20 billion
200 yì
200亿
parameter
cānshù
参数
employs
cǎiyòng
采用
sparse
xīshū
稀疏
activation
jīhuó
激活
architecture
jiàgòu
架构

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
researcher
yánjiūyuán
研究员
Shazeer
Shāōu
沙欧
join
jiārù
加入
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
DeepMind
DeepMind
DeepMind
vice president
fù zǒngzǎi
副总裁
Shazeer
Shāōu
沙欧
announce
xuānbù
宣布
leave
lízhí
离职
join
jiārù
加入
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
Shazeer
Shāōu
沙欧
is
shì
attention mechanism
zhùyìlì jīzhì
注意力机制
paper
lùnwén
论文
co-
gòngtóng
共同
author
zuòzhě
作者
(passive marker)
bèi
regarded as
shìwéi
视为
AI
AI
AI
field
lǐngyù
领域
(possessive)
de
key
guānjiàn
关键
talent
réncái
人才

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
with / and
Intel (chip company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to reach / to conclude (a deal)
dáchéng
达成
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
contract manufacturing
dàigōng
代工
agreement
xiéyì
协议

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
and
Intel (chip company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to reach / to conclude
dáchéng
达成
agreement
xiéyì
协议
Intel
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
will
jiāng
for
wèi
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
to produce / to manufacture
shēngchǎn
生产
some / part of
bùfèn
部分
chips
xīnpiàn
芯片