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·HSK 4March 30

NASA (US space agency)
Měiguó Yǔhángjú
美国宇航局
to initiate / start
qǐdòng
启动
Artemis
Āěrtìmísī
阿尔忒弥斯
II / the second
èr hào
二号
countdown
dào jìshí
倒计时
humanity
rénlèi
人类
to return to
chóngfǎn
重返
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
imminent / approaching
zàijí
在即

NASA
Měiguó Yǔhángjú
美国宇航局
on (a date)
March 30
sān yuè sānshí rì
3月30日
to start / initiate
qǐdòng
启动
Artemis
Āěrtìmísī
阿尔忒弥斯
II
èr hào
二号
mission
rènwù
任务
structural particle
de
countdown
dào jìshí
倒计时
this mission
gāi rènwù
该任务
scheduled / planned
jìhuà
计划
on (a date)
April 1
sì yuè yī rì
4月1日
to lift off
shēngkōng
升空
this mission
cǐcì rènwù
此次任务
will be
jiāng shì
将是
the year 1972
yī jiǔ qī èr nián
1972年
since (that time)
yǐlái
以来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
crewed / carrying people
zài rén
载人
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
flight mission
fēixíng rènwù
飞行任务
four (people)
sì míng
四名
astronaut
yǔhángyuán
宇航员
already
to enter
jìnrù
进入
quarantine
gélí
隔离
status / state
zhuàngtài
状态

Starcloud (orbital AI startup)
Starcloud
Starcloud
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$170 million
yī diǎn qī yì měiyuán
1.7亿美元
funding round
róngzī
融资
to plan
jìhuà
计划
in / at
zài
outer space
tàikōng
太空
to build
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

the United States
Měiguó
美国
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Starcloud (orbital AI startup)
Starcloud
Starcloud
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$170 million
yī diǎn qī yì měiyuán
1.7亿美元
Series A funding round
A lún róngzī
A轮融资
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach
$1.1 billion
shíyī yì měiyuán
11亿美元
to plan
jìhuà
计划
in
zài
Earth orbit
dìqiú guǐdào
地球轨道
above / on
shàng
to build
jiànzào
建造
solar-powered
tàiyángnéng
太阳能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

France
Fǎguó
法国
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
company
gōngsī
公司
Mistral, a French AI startup
Mistral
Mistral
to raise funds
chóují
筹集
$830 million
bā diǎn sān yì měiyuán
8.3亿美元
to build
jiànshè
建设
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

France
Fǎguó
法国
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
company
gōngsī
公司
Mistral, a French AI startup
Mistral
Mistral
from
cóng
seven
qī jiā
七家
bank
yínháng
银行
to secure a loan
jiè dào
借到
completion particle
le
$830 million
bā diǎn sān yì měiyuán
8.3亿美元
this sum of money
zhè bǐ qián
这笔钱
will
jiāng
to be used for
yòng yú
用于
in
zài
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
nearby
fùjìn
附近
building
jiànshè
建设
a
yī gè
一个
new
xīn
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
to suffer / to encounter
zāoyù
遭遇
seven hours
qī xiǎoshí
七小时
service outage
fúwù zhōngduàn
服务中断
to become
chéngwéi
成为
to launch / to go live
shàngxiàn
上线
since
yǐlái
以来
most severe
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
malfunction / breakdown
gùzhàng
故障

China
Zhōngguó
中国
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
application / app
yìngyòng
应用
DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
on / at (formal)
March 30
sān yuè sānshí rì
3月30日
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
more than
chāoguò
超过
seven hours
qī xiǎoshí
七小时
modifying particle
de
service outage
fúwù zhōngduàn
服务中断
large number of
dàliàng
大量
users
yònghù
用户
unable to
wúfǎ
无法
normally
zhèngcháng
正常
to use
shǐyòng
使用
company
gōngsī
公司
to date / as of now
zhìjīn
至今
has not
wèi
to disclose / to reveal
pīlù
披露
malfunction
gùzhàng
故障
modifying particle
de
specific / concrete
jùtǐ
具体
cause / reason
yuányīn
原因

2026
2026
2026
Zhongguancun
Zhōngguāncūn
中关村
forum
lùntán
论坛
showcases
zhǎnshì
展示
more than 560 items
wǔ bǎi duō xiàng
五百多项
scientific and technological
kējì
科技
achievements
chénɡuǒ
成果

2026
2026
2026
year
nián
Zhongguancun
Zhōngguāncūn
中关村
forum
lùntán
论坛
at
3
3
3
month
yuè
25
25
25
to
zhì
29
29
29
day
at
zài
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
held
jǔxíng
举行
displayed
zhǎnchū
展出
more than
chāoguò
超过
560
560
560
items
xiàng
technological
kējì
科技
achievements
chénɡuǒ
成果

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to shut down
guānbì
关闭
video
shìpín
视频
application
yìngyòng
应用
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
one billion US dollars
shí yì měiyuán
十亿美元
investment
tóuzī
投资
plan
jìhuà
计划
consequently / as a result
suízhī
随之
to fall through / to collapse
gàochuī
告吹

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
scheduled for / will be on
jiāngyú
将于
April 26, 2026
2026 nián 4 yuè 26 rì
2026年4月26日
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to shut down
guānbì
关闭
under the brand / subsidiary
qíxià
旗下
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
video
shìpín
视频
generation / generating
shēngchéng
生成
application
yìngyòng
应用
Sora (AI video model)
Sora
Sora
reason
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
operations
yùnyíng
运营
cost
chéngběn
成本
excessively high
guògāo
过高
users
yònghù
用户
number / quantity
shùliàng
数量
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to decline / to slide down
xiàhuá
下滑
this / the (referring to previous subject)
gāi
decision
juédìng
决定
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
to abandon / to give up
fàngqì
放弃
toward
xiàng
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
possessive particle
de
one billion US dollars
shí yì měiyuán
十亿美元
investment
tóuzī
投资
plan
jìhuà
计划
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
partnership / cooperation
hézuò
合作
immediately / thereupon
suíjí
随即
to declare
xuāngào
宣告
to terminate / termination
zhōngzhǐ
终止

hacker
hēikè
黑客
to hack into / to intrude
rùqīn
入侵
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
Executive Commission
zhí wěi huì
执委会
cloud account
yún zhànghù
云账户
to steal away
dào zǒu
盗走
92 gigabytes
92GB
92GB
data
shùjù
数据

late March
sān yuè xià xún
三月下旬
hacker
hēikè
黑客
organization / group
zǔzhī
组织
to hack into / to intrude
rùqīn
入侵
(completion particle)
le
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
Executive Commission
zhíxíng wěiyuánhuì
执行委员会
in / on
zài
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud service
yún fúwù
云服务
on / upon
shàng
(possessive particle)
de
account
zhànghù
账户
to steal
qièqǔ
窃取
approximately
yuē
92 gigabytes
92GB
92GB
(possessive particle)
de
compressed
yāsuō
压缩
data
shùjù
数据
stolen (passive)
bèi dào
被盗
data
shùjù
数据
to include
bāokuò
包括
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
official
guānyuán
官员
(possessive particle)
de
personal information
gèrén xìnxī
个人信息
email
diànzǐ yóujiàn
电子邮件
content
nèiróng
内容
and / as well as
confidential / classified
jīmì
机密
document / file
wénjiàn
文件
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
cybersecurity
wǎngluò ānquán
网络安全
agency / institution
jīgòu
机构
(action marker)
jiāng
this (occasion)
cǐ cì
此次
attack
gōngjī
攻击
to attribute to
guī yīn yú
归因于
named / called
míng wéi
名为
TeamPCP (hacking group)
TeamPCP
TeamPCP
(relative clause marker)
de
criminal
fànzuì
犯罪
organization
zǔzhī
组织

Japan
Rìběn
日本
three major
sān dà
三大
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
companies / enterprises
qǐyè
企业
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
memorandum of understanding
yìxiàngshū
意向书
plans to / intends to
to integrate / to consolidate
zhěnghé
整合
power (electrical)
gōnglǜ
功率
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
business / operations
yèwù
业务

ROHM (Japanese semiconductor company)
ROHM
ROHM
Toshiba
Dōngzhī
东芝
and
Mitsubishi Electric
Sānlíng Diànjī
三菱电机
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
memorandum of understanding
liàngjié bèiwànglù
谅解备忘录
formally
zhèngshì
正式
to initiate
qǐdòng
启动
three-party
sān fāng
三方
power semiconductor
gōnglǜ bàndǎotǐ
功率半导体
business
yèwù
业务
consolidation / integration
zhěnghé
整合
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
merger
hébìng
合并
after
hòu
expected to
yǒuwàng
有望
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global
quánqiú
全球
second-largest
dì èr dà
第二大
power semiconductor
gōnglǜ bàndǎotǐ
功率半导体
supplier
gōngyìngshāng
供应商

Indonesia
Yìndùníxīyà
印度尼西亚
to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
minors
wèi chéngnián rén
未成年人
to use
shǐyòng
使用
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体

from
cóng
March 28
sān yuè èrshíbā rì
三月二十八日
onward
Indonesia
Yìndùníxīyà
印度尼西亚
(structural particle)
de
under 16 years old
shíliù suì yǐxià
16岁以下
children
háizi
孩子
are not allowed to
bù kěyǐ
不可以
to use
yòng
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
this
zhè
is
shì
Southeast Asia
Dōngnán Yà
东南亚
the first
dì yī gè
第一个
such
zhèyàng de
这样的
regulation
guīdìng
规定

ByteDance (tech company)
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
and
Alibaba (tech company)
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
to plan
jìhuà
计划
in large quantities
dàliàng
大量
to order / purchase
dìnggòu
订购
Huawei (tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
new-type / latest model
xīnxíng
新型
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
950PR (AI chip model name)
950PR
950PR

according to reports
jù bàodào
据报道
ByteDance (tech company)
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
and
Alibaba (tech company)
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
to plan
jìhuà
计划
in large quantities
dàliàng
大量
to order / purchase
dìnggòu
订购
Huawei (tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
latest
zuìxīn
最新
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
950PR (AI chip model name)
950PR
950PR
this move / this action
cǐjǔ
此举
reflects / shows
fǎnyìng chū
反映出
under / in
zài
Nvidia (chip company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
restricted / limited
shòuxiàn
受限
possessive particle
de
under the backdrop of
bèijǐng xià
背景下
China
Zhōngguó
中国
tech enterprises / companies
kējì qǐyè
科技企业
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
to shift toward / turn to
zhuǎnxiàng
转向
domestic
guónèi
国内
chip products
xīnpiàn chǎnpǐn
芯片产品
possessive particle
de
trend
qūshì
趋势