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technology
kē jì
科技
·HSK 5April 15

ASML (semiconductor equipment company)
āsīmài
阿斯麦
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
strong / robust
qiángjìng
强劲
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / business performance
yèjì
业绩
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
full year
quánnián
全年
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
guidance / target
zhǐyǐn
指引

the Netherlands
hélán
荷兰
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
equipment manufacturer / vendor
shèbèi shāng
设备商
ASML
āsīmài
阿斯麦
April 15
sì yuè shíwǔ rì
4月15日
to report / to publish results
bàogào
报告
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
net sales revenue
jìng xiāoshòu é
净销售额
€8.8 billion
88 yì ōuyuán
88亿欧元
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
€2.8 billion
28 yì ōuyuán
28亿欧元
and / also
bìng
(introduces the object being acted on)
jiāng
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
full year
quánnián
全年
revenue
shōurù
收入
guidance / target
zhǐyǐn
指引
raised / revised upward
shàngtiáo
上调
to / up to
zhì
€36 billion
360 yì ōuyuán
360亿欧元
to / up to
zhì
€40 billion
400 yì ōuyuán
400亿欧元
range / interval
qūjiān
区间
main reason / primary driver
zhǔyīn
主因
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
sustained / continuing
chíxù
持续
robust / vigorous
wàngshèng
旺盛

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to plan
jìhuà
计划
at the earliest
zuì kuài
最快
in / at (formal prep.)
2026
2026 nián
2026年
fourth quarter
dì sì jìdù
第四季度
to go public / to list on stock exchange
shàng shì
上市
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
as high as / up to
gāodá
高达
one trillion US dollars
yī wànyì měiyuán
一万亿美元

artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
currently / in the process of
zhèng
actively
jījí
积极
to prepare
zhǔnbèi
准备
in / at
zài
end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
to carry out / to proceed with
jìnxíng
进行
initial public offering (IPO)
shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ
首次公开募股
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
valuation
gūzhí
估值
has reached
yǐ dá
已达
852 billion US dollars
8520 yì měiyuán
8520亿美元
chief financial officer (CFO)
shǒuxí cáiwù guān
首席财务官
Sarah Friar
Shālā Fúláiěr
莎拉·弗莱尔
to state / to say
biǎoshì
表示
company
gōngsī
公司
already in
yǐ zài
已在
latest
zuìxīn
最新
funding round
róngzī lún
融资轮
in / within
zhōng
tested
cèshì le
测试了
retail
língshòu
零售
investors
tóuzī zhě
投资者
demand / interest
xūqiú
需求
and / also
bìng
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
strong response
qiángliè xiǎngyìng
强烈响应

Meta (US tech company)
Meta
Meta
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
brand-new / entirely new
quánxīn
全新
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
Muse Spark (Meta AI model)
Muse Spark
Muse Spark

Meta (US tech company)
Meta
Meta
at / on a specific date
April 8
4 yuè 8 rì
4月8日
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
next-generation
xīn yīdài
新一代
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
Muse Spark (Meta AI model)
Muse Spark
Muse Spark
this
zhè
is / represents
shì
Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
Superintelligence Lab
chāojí zhìnéng shíyànshì
超级智能实验室
structural particle
de
debut product / first model
shǒukuǎn
首款
important / major
zhòngyào
重要
achievement / milestone
chéngguǒ
成果
this / the said (formal)
gāi
model
móxíng
模型
to support / capable of
zhīchí
支持
multimodal
duō mótài
多模态
reasoning / inference
tuīlǐ
推理
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
to / toward
xiàng
user / subscriber
yònghù
用户
free of charge
miǎnfèi
免费
to make available / open to use
kāifàng
开放

four major
sì dà
四大
technology
kējì
科技
companies
gōngsī
公司
in the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
will
jiāng
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元

this year
jīnnián
今年
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
and
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
plan to
jìhuà
计划
to spend
huā
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
this
zhè
compared to
last year
qùnián
去年
more by
duō
71 percent
qīshíyī bǎifēnzhī
71%
of which
qízhōng
其中
approximately
yuē
75 percent
qīshíwǔ bǎifēnzhī
75%
used for
yòng yú
用于
AI
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / mega-scale
jùxíng
巨型
project
xiàngmù
项目
to serve as
dānrèn
担任
contract manufacturing / foundry
dàigōng
代工
partner
huǒbàn
伙伴

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
affiliated with / under the banner of
qí xià
旗下
Tesla (company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
and
xAI (Musk AI company)
xAI
xAI
jointly / in cooperation
liánhé
联合
to invest
tóuzī
投资
(structural particle)
de
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
project
xiàngmù
项目
the said / this
gāi
project
xiàngmù
项目
to cost (in investment)
hào zī
耗资
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
goal / target
mùbiāo
目标
is
shì
every year
měinián
每年
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
one terawatt
yī tài wǎ
一太瓦
(structural particle)
de
computing power
suàn lì
算力

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
sets a record
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
reaching
$35.7 billion
sānbǎi wǔshíqī yì měiyuán
357亿美元
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
demand
xūqiú
需求
robust
qiángjìng
强劲

TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
reached
$35.7 billion
sānbǎi wǔshíqī yì měiyuán
357亿美元
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
thirty-five percent
bǎifēn zhī sānshíwǔ
百分之三十五
setting
chuàngxià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high
xīn gāo
新高
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
particle
de
explosive
bàofā shì
爆发式
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
is
shì
driving
tuīdòng
推动
this
zhè yī
这一
performance
yèjì
业绩
particle
de
main
zhǔyào
主要
driver
dònglì
动力

hacker
hēi kè
黑客
group / organization
zǔ zhī
组织
to hack into / intrude
rù qīn
入侵
game / gaming
yóu xì
游戏
company
gōng sī
公司
Rockstar Games (game developer)
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

hacker
hēi kè
黑客
group / organization
zǔ zhī
组织
ShinyHunters (hacker group)
ShinyHunters
ShinyHunters
to hack into
rù qīn
入侵
completion marker
le
Rockstar Games (game developer)
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
possessive marker
de
data
shù jù
数据
to demand
yāo qiú
要求
company
gōng sī
公司
to pay money
fù qián
付钱

Stanford (University)
Sī tǎn fú
斯坦福
report
bào gào
报告
China
Zhōng guó
中国
in
zài
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
field / domain
lǐng yù
领域
currently (progressive marker)
zhèng
rapidly / swiftly
xùn sù
迅速
to narrow / reduce
suō xiǎo
缩小
with
United States
Měi guó
美国
possessive marker
de
gap / disparity
chā jù
差距

Stanford University
Sī tǎn fú Dà xué
斯坦福大学
to release / publish
fā bù
发布
possessive marker
de
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
index
zhǐ shù
指数
report
bào gào
报告
to show / reveal
xiǎn shì
显示
China-US
Zhōng Měi
中美
top-tier / leading
dǐng jiān
顶尖
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
model
mó xíng
模型
possessive marker
de
performance gap
xìng néng chā jù
性能差距
has narrowed to
yǐ suō xiǎo zhì
已缩小至
only / merely
jǐn
2.7 percentage points
2.7 gè bǎi fēn diǎn
2.7个百分点

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Pǔ huá yǒng dào
普华永道
report
bàogào
报告
globally
quánqiú
全球
only
jǐn
20 percent
liǎng chéng
两成
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
to capture
jué qǔ
攫取
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
economic gains
jīngjì hónglì
经济红利
(structural particle)
de
three-quarters
sì fēn zhī sān
四分之三

PwC
Pǔ huá yǒng dào
普华永道
April 13th
sì yuè shí sān rì
4月13日
released
fābù
发布
(structural particle)
de
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
performance
jìxiào
绩效
study
yánjiū
研究
shows
xiǎnshì
显示
only
jǐn
approximately
yuē
20 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr shí
20%
(structural particle)
de
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
captured
jué qǔ
攫取
(completion particle)
le
more than
three-quarters
sì fēn zhī sān
四分之三
(structural particle)
de
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
economic benefits
jīngjì shōuyì
经济收益
Matthew Effect (winner-takes-most dynamic)
Mǎ tài xiào yìng
马太效应
pronounced
xiǎnzhù
显著
research
yánjiū
研究
points out
zhǐchū
指出
leading
lǐngxiān
领先
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
treat
jiāng
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
as
zuòwéi
作为
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
a catalyst
cuī huà jì
催化剂
rather than
ér fēi
而非
merely
dānchún
单纯
(structural particle)
de
cost reduction and efficiency improvement
jiàng běn zēng xiào
降本增效
tool
gōngjù
工具