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Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
，
thousands of
shù qiān
数千
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
passive marker
bèi
被
to cancel / to be cancelled
qǔxiāo
取消
。

March 12, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 12 rì
2026年3月12日
to / until
zhì
至
the 13th
13 rì
13日
，
Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to hold / to stage
jǔxíng
举行
48 hours
48 xiǎoshí
48小时
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
，
to cause / to result in
dǎozhì
导致
large number of / many
dàliàng
大量
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
to cancel
qǔxiāo
取消
。
strike
bàgōng
罢工
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
with / and
yǔ
与
company
gōngsī
公司
on / regarding
zài
在
pension
yǎnglǎojīn
养老金
issue / problem
wèntí
问题
on / regarding
shàng
上
to arise / to occur
fāshēng
发生
disagreement / dispute
fēnqí
分歧
。

March 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM

March 12, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 12 rì
2026年3月12日
，
Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
。
this / this time
zhè cì
这次
strike
bàgōng
罢工
to last / to continue
chíxù
持续
verb complement particle
le
了
48 hours
48 xiǎoshí
48小时
，
until / to
dào
到
March 13
3 yuè 13 rì
3月13日
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
。
approximately / about
yuē
约
4,800 people
4800 míng
4800名
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to participate in / to take part
cānyù
参与
verb complement particle
le
了
this / this time
zhè cì
这次
strike
bàgōng
罢工
。
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
passive marker
bèi
被
to cancel / to be cancelled
qǔxiāo
取消
，
hundreds of thousands
shù shí wàn
数十万
passenger
chéngkè
乘客
to be affected / to experience
shòudào
受到
impact / disruption
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。
strike
bàgōng
罢工
structural particle
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
and
hé
和
company
gōngsī
公司
about / regarding
guānyú
关于
pension
yǎnglǎojīn
养老金
structural particle
de
的
dispute / disagreement
zhēngyì
争议
。
pilot / flight crew
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
to hope / to wish
xīwàng
希望
company
gōngsī
公司
to improve / to raise
tígāo
提高
their / them
tāmen
他们
structural particle
de
的
pension
yǎnglǎojīn
养老金
treatment / benefits
dàiyù
待遇
。
Frankfurt
Fǎlánkèfú
法兰克福
and
hé
和
Munich
Mùníhēi
慕尼黑
airport
jīchǎng
机场
to be affected / to experience
shòudào
受到
structural particle
de
的
impact / disruption
yǐngxiǎng
影响
greatest / most severe
zuìdà
最大
。
Lufthansa (German airline)
Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
March 14
3 yuè 14 rì
3月14日
from / starting from
qǐ
起
flight / scheduled flight
hángbān
航班
will
jiāng
将
to resume / to return to
huīfù
恢复
normal / normal operations
zhèngcháng
正常
。

New Words

Hàn Shā Hángkōng
汉莎航空
Lufthansa
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
pilot/flight crew
bàgōng
罢工
strike
xiǎoshí
小时
hour
hángbān
航班
flight/scheduled flight
qǔxiāo
取消
to cancel
chéngkè
乘客
passenger
yǎnglǎojīn
养老金
pension
jīchǎng
机场
airport
huīfù
恢复
to resume

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Lufthansa Pilots Strike for Two Days, Thousands of Flights Cancelled

Lufthansa pilots staged a 48-hour strike on March 12 to 13, 2026, causing the cancellation of thousands of flights. The dispute centred on pilot pension benefits, with the union saying the airline had not put forward any serious offer.

On March 12, 2026, Lufthansa pilots began a strike. This strike lasted 48 hours and ended on March 13. Approximately 4,800 pilots participated in this strike action. Many flights were cancelled, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. The main reason for the strike was a dispute between pilots and the company over pension treatment. Pilots hoped the company would improve their pension benefits. Frankfurt and Munich airports experienced the greatest impact. Lufthansa announced that starting March 14, flights would return to normal operations.

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Yīnggélán
英格兰
extra time / overtime
jiā shí sài
加时赛
to defeat / to beat
jī bài
击败
Norway
Nuówēi
挪威
，
to advance / to qualify for the next stage
jìnjí
晋级
the World Cup
shìjièbēi
世界杯
the semifinal
bànjuésài
半决赛
。

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Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
by a score of / with
yǐ
以
three to one (score)
3 bǐ 1
3比1
to eliminate / to knock out
táotài
淘汰
Switzerland
Ruìshì
瑞士
，
to advance / to progress to the next stage
jìnjí
晋级
the World Cup
shìjièbēi
世界杯
the top four / the semifinal stage
sìqiáng
四强
。

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Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
2-1 (score)
liǎng bǐ yī
两比一
to eliminate / knock out
táotài
淘汰
Belgium
Bǐlìshí
比利时
to advance to the next round
jìnjí
晋级
World Cup
Shìjiè Bēi
世界杯
semifinal
bànjuésài
半决赛
。

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Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
，
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
。

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