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·HSK 4last week

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

HSK 6May 15

Hua Hong Semiconductor (Chinese chipmaker)
Huáhóng Bàndǎotǐ
华虹半导体
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
specialty / distinctive
tèsè
特色
process technology
gōngyì
工艺
strategic deployment / layout
bùjú
布局
，
to bet on / to wager
yāzhù
押注
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
to drive / to propel
qūdòng
驱动
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
demand
xūqiú
需求
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
。

Hua Hong Semiconductor (Chinese chipmaker)

Huáhóng Bàndǎotǐ

华虹半导体

financial results / earnings

briefing / earnings call

shuōmíng huì

will (future marker)

chip / semiconductor

production capacity

in order to / so as to

to seize / to grasp

AI (artificial intelligence)

(possessive/attributive particle)

HSK 3May 15

Meta (technology company)
Meta
Meta
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
privacy
yǐnsī
隐私
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
to chat
liáotiān
聊天
mode / pattern
móshì
模式
，
user
yònghù
用户
conversation / dialogue
duìhuà
对话
will not / cannot
bù huì
不会
by (passive marker)
bèi
被
to save / to store
bǎocún
保存
。

Meta (technology company)

on / at (time marker)

officially / formally

to launch / to release

incognito / hidden

feature / function

to let / to allow

can / be able to

AI (artificial intelligence)

to communicate / to exchange

this / the said

feature / function

first / firstly

WhatsApp (messaging app)

to launch / to release

conversation / dialogue

to end / to conclude

after / afterwards

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