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shāng yè
商业
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Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
the first batch
shǒu pī
首批
China
Zhōngguó
中国
produced in / made in
chǎn
产
electric vehicle
diàndòng chē
电动车
to arrive
dǐdá
抵达
，
Lotus (car brand)
Lùtèsī
路特斯
to open up
dǎkāi
打开
emerging / new
xīnxīng
新兴
market
shìchǎng
市场
。

based on / according to
gēnjù
根据
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
and
yǔ
与
China
Zhōngguó
中国
this January
jīnnián yī yuè
今年一月
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
(possessive/descriptive particle)
de
的
trade
màoyì
贸易
agreement
xiéyì
协议
，
Geely (automaker)
Jílì
吉利
under the brand / subsidiary
qíxià
旗下
Lotus (car brand)
Lùtèsī
路特斯
to be the first to
shuàixiān
率先
to
xiàng
向
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
to export
chūkǒu
出口
18
shíbā
18
(measure word for vehicles)
liàng
辆
Eletre (Lotus SUV model)
Eletre
Eletre
electric
diàndòng
电动
SUV (sport utility vehicle)
SUV
SUV
。

May 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
at / on (formal)
yú
于
this January
jīnnián yī yuè
今年一月
and
yǔ
与
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to reach / to conclude
dáchéng
达成
trade
màoyì
贸易
agreement
xiéyì
协议
，
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
each year / annually
měi nián
每年
to import
jìnkǒu
进口
as many as / up to
duō dá
多达
49,000
sì wàn jiǔ qiān
四万九千
(measure word for vehicles)
liàng
辆
made in China
Zhōngguó zhìzào
中国制造
electric vehicle
diàndòng qìchē
电动汽车
。
the said / this
gāi
该
agreement
xiéyì
协议
will
jiāng
将
previously
cǐqián
此前
and
yǔ
与
the United States
Měiguó
美国
policy
zhèngcè
政策
to align with / to link up with
jiēguǐ
接轨
(possessive/descriptive particle)
de
的
100 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī bǎi
100%
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to cut / to reduce
xuējiǎn
削减
to / down to
zhì
至
6.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī liù diǎn yī
6.1%
。
Geely (automaker)
Jílì
吉利
under the brand / subsidiary
qíxià
旗下
(possessive/descriptive particle)
de
的
Lotus (car brand)
Lùtèsī
路特斯
to be the first to
shuàixiān
率先
to make use of / to utilize
lìyòng
利用
this
zhè yī
这一
agreement
xiéyì
协议
，
from
cóng
从
Wuhan (Chinese city)
Wǔhàn
武汉
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
to ship out / to dispatch
fāyùn
发运
18
shíbā
18
(measure word for vehicles)
liàng
辆
Eletre (Lotus SUV model)
Eletre
Eletre
fully electric / all-electric
chún diàndòng
纯电动
SUV (sport utility vehicle)
SUV
SUV
to / toward
zhì
至
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
dealer / dealership
jīngxiāoshāng
经销商
。
BYD (Chinese EV maker)
BYD
比亚迪
and
hé
和
Chery (Chinese automaker)
Qíruì
奇瑞
also
yě
也
already
yǐ
已
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
in
zài
在
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
to recruit / to hire
zhāomù
招募
employee / staff
yuángōng
员工
and / also
bìng
并
to build / to set up
dājiàn
搭建
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
network
wǎngluò
网络
，
it is expected that
yùjì
预计
later this year
jīnnián wǎnxiē shíhòu
今年晚些时候
to enter / to come into
jìnrù
进入
market
shìchǎng
市场
。
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to indicate / to state
biǎoshì
表示
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
brand
pǐnpái
品牌
(possessive/descriptive particle)
de
的
average price
jūnjià
均价
approximately
yuē
约
30,000
sān wàn
三万
Canadian dollars
jiā yuán
加元
，
will
jiāng
将
to focus on / to target
zhǔgōng
主攻
mass market / the general public
dàzhòng
大众
market
shìchǎng
市场
。
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to set / to establish
shèdìng
设定
(possessive/descriptive particle)
de
的
to import
jìnkǒu
进口
quota
pèié
配额
divided into
fēnwéi
分为
upper and lower / two halves
shàngxià
上下
half year
bànnián
半年
two batches
liǎng pī
两批
，
each batch
měi pī
每批
each / respectively
gè
各
24,500
liǎng wàn sì qiān wǔ bǎi
两万四千五百
(measure word for vehicles)
liàng
辆
。

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jìdù
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expectations / forecast
yùqī
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qiānshǔ
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xiéyì
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gōngyè
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lìrùn
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to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
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cáiyuán
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bā qiān rén
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，
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jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
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réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
。

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