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China
Zhōngguó
中国
first half of the year / H1
shàngbànnián
上半年
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
4.7 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn qī
百分之四点七

China
Zhōngguó
中国
first half of the year / H1
shàngbànnián
上半年
GDP
GDP
GDP
year-on-year / compared to same period last year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
4.7 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn qī
百分之四点七
total / aggregate
zǒngliàng
总量
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
69.57 trillion yuan
69.57 wànyì yuán
69.57万亿元
World Bank
Shìjiè Yínháng
世界银行
projected / estimated
yùjì
预计
due to / affected by
shòu
real estate
fángdìchǎn
房地产
adjustment / restructuring
tiáozhěng
调整
and other factors / etc.
děng
factors
yīnsù
因素
influence / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
full year
quánnián
全年
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
may / might
huò
to slow to / to decelerate to
fànghuǎn zhì
放缓至
4.4 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sì
百分之四点四

July 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM

China
Zhōngguó
中国
National Bureau of Statistics
guójiā tǒngjìjú
国家统计局
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
data / figures
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
this year
jīnnián
今年
first half of the year / H1
shàngbànnián
上半年
GDP
GDP
GDP
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
4.7 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn qī
百分之四点七
first half of the year
shàngbànnián
上半年
GDP
GDP
GDP
total / aggregate
zǒngliàng
总量
reached / achieved
dádào
达到
69.57 trillion yuan ($10.28 trillion)
69.57 wànyì yuán
69.57万亿元
equivalent to / converted to
zhéhé
折合
approximately / about
yuē
$10.28 trillion
10.28 wànyì měiyuán
10.28万亿美元
high-tech / advanced technology
gāokējì
高科技
investment
tóuzī
投资
and
exports
chūkǒu
出口
are / were
shì
to support / to underpin
zhīchēng
支撑
H1
shàngbànnián
上半年
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
(possessive particle)
de
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driver / force
dònglì
动力
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔcǐ tónɡshí
与此同时
in June
liùyuèfèn
六月份
exports
chūkǒu
出口
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to surge / to increase sharply
dà zēng
大增
27 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíqī
百分之二十七
imports
jìnkǒu
进口
also
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
36 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíliù
百分之三十六
however / that said
búguò
不过
real estate
fángdìchǎn
房地产
market
shìchǎng
市场
to continue / to persist
chíxù
持续
adjustment / correction
tiáozhěng
调整
as well as / and
yǐjí
以及
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
insufficient / lacking
bùzú
不足
still remains / continues to be
réng shì
仍是
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
(particle)
de
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
World Bank
Shìjiè Yínháng
世界银行
projected / forecast
yùcè
预测
China
Zhōngguó
中国
full year
quánnián
全年
economic
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
will
jiāng
slow to / decelerate to
fànghuǎn zhì
放缓至
4.4 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sì
百分之四点四

News in English

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