·HSK 6

the United States
Měiguó
美国
once again / another round of
zài cì
再次
airstrike / aerial attack
kōngxí
空袭
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
immediately thereafter / thereupon
suíjí
随即
against / toward
duì
对
the Gulf / Persian Gulf region
hǎiwān
海湾
countries / states
guójiā
国家
to launch / to initiate
fādòng
发动
retaliatory / retributive
bàofùxìng
报复性
strike / attack
dǎjī
打击
。

the United States

Měiguó

美国

Central Command / CENTCOM

zhōngyāng sīlìngbù

中央司令部

to confirm / to verify

zhèngshí

证实

，

US military forces

Měijūn

美军

on / at (formal)

yú

于

July 11th

qīyuè shíyī rì

七月十一日

against

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

to launch

fādòng

发动

the third round

dì sān lún

第三轮

precision / precise

jīngquè

精确

strike / attack

dǎjī

打击

。

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

immediately thereafter

suíjí

随即

against

duì

对

Bahrain

Bālín

巴林

、

Qatar

Kǎtǎěr

卡塔尔

and

hé

和

the United Arab Emirates / UAE

Āliánqiú

阿联酋

to carry out / to implement

shíshī

实施

retaliatory / retributive

bàofùxìng

报复性

strike / attack

dǎjī

打击

，

regional / the region

dìqū

地区

tense situation / regional tensions

jǐnzhāng júshì

紧张局势

sharply / dramatically

jíjù

急剧

to escalate / to intensify

shēngjí

升级

。

July 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM

the United States

Měiguó

美国

Central Command / CENTCOM

zhōngyāng sīlìngbù

中央司令部

to confirm / to verify

zhèngshí

证实

，

US military forces

Měijūn

美军

on / at (formal time marker)

yú

于

July 11th

qīyuè shíyī rì

七月十一日

against

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

to launch / to initiate

fādòng

发动

the third round

dì sān lún

第三轮

strike / attack

dǎjī

打击

，

to destroy / to demolish

cuīhuǐ

摧毁

approximately / about

yuē

约

140 locations / 140 sites

140 chù

140处

military

jūnshì

军事

targets

mùbiāo

目标

。

this round / the current round

cǐ lún

此轮

strike / attack

dǎjī

打击

is / constitutes

shì

是

in response to / against

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

Islamic

Yīsīlán

伊斯兰

Revolutionary Guard / IRGC

Gémìng Wèiduì

革命卫队

in / within

zài

在

Hormuz (as in Strait of Hormuz)

Huòěrmùzī

霍尔木兹

strait / channel

hǎixiá

海峡

to attack / to strike

xíjī

袭击

multiple (ships, counting word for vessels)

duō sōu

多艘

commercial

shāngyè

商业

vessels / ships

chuánzhī

船只

attributive particle

的

response / reply

huíyìng

回应

，

related / the relevant

xiāngguān

相关

incidents / events

shìjiàn

事件

already

yǐ

已

to lead to / to cause

dǎozhì

导致

at least

zhìshǎo

至少

one (person)

yī míng

一名

crew member

chuányuán

船员

to go missing / to disappear

shīzōng

失踪

。

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

immediately thereafter / thereupon

suíjí

随即

to declare / to announce

xuānbù

宣布

unilaterally / on its own initiative

dān fāngmiàn

单方面

to close / to shut

guānbì

关闭

Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī

霍尔木兹

strait

hǎixiá

海峡

，

and / moreover

bìng

并

against

duì

对

Bahrain

Bālín

巴林

、

Qatar

Kǎtǎěr

卡塔尔

and

hé

和

the United Arab Emirates / UAE

Āliánqiú

阿联酋

to carry out / to implement

shíshī

实施

retaliatory / retributive

bàofùxìng

报复性

strikes / attacks

dǎjī

打击

，

regional / the region

dìqū

地区

tense situation / regional tensions

jǐnzhāng júshì

紧张局势

sharply / dramatically

jíjù

急剧

to escalate / to intensify

shēngjí

升级

。

globally / worldwide

quánqiú

全球

approximately / about

yuē

约

one fifth

wǔ fēn zhī yī

五分之一

attributive particle

的

oil / petroleum

shíyóu

石油

trade

màoyì

贸易

to pass through / to transit via

tújīng

途经

Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī

霍尔木兹

strait

hǎixiá

海峡

，

the strait

hǎixiá

海峡

closure / closing

guānbì

关闭

attributive particle

的

threat

wēixié

威胁

to trigger / to set off

yǐnfā

引发

international

guójì

国际

energy

néngyuán

能源

markets

shìchǎng

市场

attributive particle

的

widespread / extensive

guǎngfàn

广泛

shock / disruption (figurative)

zhèndòng

震动

。

the United States

Měiguó

美国

president

zǒngtǒng

总统

Trump (Donald Trump, US President)

Tèlǎngpǔ

特朗普

to announce / to declare

xuānbù

宣布

，

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

previously / prior to this

cǐ qián

此前

to sign / to execute

qiānshǔ

签署

attributive particle

的

to stop / to cease

tíngzhǐ

停止

strait

hǎixiá

海峡

attacks

xíjī

袭击

memorandum of understanding / MOU

liàngjie bèiwànglù

谅解备忘录

already

yǐ

已

tantamount to / equivalent to

xíngtóng

形同

waste paper / a worthless document

fèizhǐ

废纸

，

ceasefire

tíng huǒ

停火

agreement / accord

xiéyì

协议

to declare / to proclaim

xuāngào

宣告

to become invalid / to lapse

shīxiào

失效

。

this series of / these successive

zhè yī xìliè

这一系列

conflicts / clashes

chōngtū

冲突

after / in the context of

zài

在

Iran-US (abbreviated form)

Yī Měi

伊美

both sides / the two parties

shuāngfāng

双方

at (formal time marker)

yú

于

less than / fewer than

bù dào

不到

three weeks ago

sān zhōu qián

三周前

to reach / to achieve

dáchéng

达成

fragile / precarious

cuìruò

脆弱

ceasefire

tíng huǒ

停火

agreement

xiéyì

协议

after / following

hòu

后

suddenly / abruptly

zhòurán

骤然

to break out / to erupt

bàofā

爆发

，

causing / making (formal)

lìng

令

the international community

guójì shèhuì

国际社会

to be caught off guard / completely unprepared

cùbùjífáng

猝不及防

。

multiple countries / multinational

duō guó

多国

governments

zhèngfǔ

政府

to call for / to appeal

hūyù

呼吁

immediately / at once

lìjí

立即

ceasefire

tíng huǒ

停火

and / as well as

bìng

并

through / by means of

tōngguò

通过

diplomacy / diplomatic

wàijiāo

外交

means / channel / approach

tújìng

途径

to resolve / to defuse

huàjiě

化解

crisis

wēijī

危机

，

in order to prevent / to guard against

yǐ fáng

以防

conflict

chōngtū

冲突

further / to a greater degree

jìn yī bù

进一步

to spread / to extend

mànyán

蔓延

to / reaching

zhì

至

the entire / the whole

zhěnggè

整个

region

dìqū

地区

。

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