·HSK 6

Saudi Arabia
Shātè
沙特
Turkey
Tǔěrqí
土耳其
and / with (formal)
yǔ
与
Pakistan
Bājīsītǎn
巴基斯坦
in / at
zài
在
Mecca
Màijiā
麦加
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
joint defense
liánhé fángyù
联合防御
agreement / pact
xiéyì
协议
，
to build / to establish
gòujiàn
构建
new
xīn
新
security
ānquán
安全
framework
kuàngjià
框架
。

the three countries

sān guó

三国

leaders

lǐngdǎo rén

领导人

August 7th

bāyuè qī rì

八月七日

in / at

zài

在

Mecca

Màijiā

麦加

to sign / to conclude

qiānshǔ

签署

the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

Màijiā Liánhé Fángyù Xiéyì

《麦加联合防御协议》

，

to stipulate / providing that

guīdìng

规定

any one party

rènhé yīfāng

任何一方

to suffer / to be subject to

zāoshòu

遭受

armed attack

wǔzhuāng gōngjī

武装攻击

shall be / is then

jí

即

regarded as

shìwéi

视为

against

duì

对

all three countries

sān guó

三国

structural particle

的

collective / joint

gòngtóng

共同

attack

gōngjī

攻击

。

August 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Turkey

Tǔěrqí

土耳其

president

zǒngtǒng

总统

Erdogan (Turkish president)

Āiěrduōān

埃尔多安

、

Saudi Arabia

Shātè

沙特

crown prince

wángchǔ

王储

Mohammed (name)

Mùhǎnmòdé

穆罕默德

and / as well as (formal)

jí

及

Pakistan

Bājīsītǎn

巴基斯坦

prime minister

zǒnglǐ

总理

Sharif (Pakistani PM name)

Xiè lǐ fū

谢里夫

on (formal preposition)

yú

于

August 7th

bāyuè qī rì

八月七日

zài

在

Mecca

Màijiā

麦加

to hold (a meeting)

jǔxíng

举行

trilateral

sānbiān

三边

summit meeting

huìwù

会晤

，

and / also

bìng

并

formally / officially

zhèngshì

正式

to sign

qiānshǔ

签署

the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

Màijiā Liánhé Fángyù Xiéyì

《麦加联合防御协议》

。

the said / this (formal)

gāi

该

agreement / pact

xiéyì

协议

stipulates

guīdìng

规定

，

against

duì

对

any one

rènhé yī gè

任何一个

signatory state

dìyuē guó

缔约国

structural particle

的

armed attack

wǔzhuāng gōngjī

武装攻击

shall all (formal)

jūn

均

should / shall

yīng

应

be regarded as

shìwéi

视为

against

duì

对

all

suǒyǒu

所有

three countries

sān guó

三国

structural particle

的

attack

gōngjī

攻击

，

possessing / embodying

jùyǒu

具有

similar to (formal)

yǔ

与

NATO

Běiyuē

北约

Article Five

dì wǔ tiáokuǎn

第五条款

similar

xiāngsì de

相似的

collective defense

jítǐ fángyù

集体防御

nature / character

xìngzhì

性质

。

the three countries

sān guó

三国

in terms of

zài

在

strategic

zhànlüè

战略

assets

zīchǎn

资产

in the area of

shàng

上

each possessing unique advantages

gè jù yōushì

各具优势

：

Turkey

Tǔěrqí

土耳其

possesses

yōngyǒu

拥有

NATO

Běiyuē

北约

second largest

dì èr dà

第二大

scale of

guīmó de

规模的

armed forces

wǔzhuāng lìliàng

武装力量

，

Saudi Arabia

Shātè

沙特

shì

是

global / worldwide

quánqiú

全球

the largest

zuìdà de

最大的

oil / petroleum

shíyóu

石油

exporting nation

chūkǒu guó

出口国

，

while / whereas

ér

而

Pakistan

Bājīsītǎn

巴基斯坦

is (by contrast)

zé shì

则是

the only

wéiyī

唯一

possessing

yōngyǒu

拥有

nuclear weapons

hé wǔqì

核武器

structural particle

的

Muslim

Mùsīlín

穆斯林

nation / state

guójiā

国家

。

agreement / pact

xiéyì

协议

signing

qiānshǔ

签署

before / prior to

qián

前

several hours

shù xiǎoshí

数小时

，

one (person) / a

yī míng

一名

Saudi

Shātè

沙特

senior official

gāojí guānyuán

高级官员

informed / told

gàozhī

告知

Reuters

Lùtòu Shè

路透社

，

Saudi Arabia

Shātè

沙特

is currently

zhèngzài

正在

preparing for / bracing for

bèizhàn

备战

to defend against / to repel

dǐyù

抵御

coming from

láizì

来自

Yemen

Yěmén

也门

and

hé

和

Iraq

Yīlākè

伊拉克

structural particle

的

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

backed / supported

zhīchí

支持

armed groups / militants

wǔzhuāng

武装

structural particle

的

possible

kěnéng

可能

attacks

xíjī

袭击

。

analysts

fēnxī rénshì

分析人士

point out / note

zhǐchū

指出

，

this

cǐ cì

此次

agreement / pact

xiéyì

协议

structural particle

的

conclusion of / reaching

dáchéng

达成

marks / signals

biāozhìzhe

标志着

the Middle East

Zhōngdōng

中东

and / as well as

jí

及

South Asia

Nányà

南亚

regional

dìqū

地区

security landscape

ānquán géjú

安全格局

structural particle

的

major / significant

zhòngdà

重大

shift / transformation

zhuǎnbiàn

转变

，

is in the process of

zhèngzài

正在

forming / emerging

xíngchéng

形成

a / one

yī gè

一个

new

xīn de

新的

strategic

zhànlüè

战略

alliance

liánméng

联盟

axis / pivot

zhóuxīn

轴心

。

agreement / pact

xiéyì

协议

structural particle

的

specific / concrete

jùtǐ

具体

implementation / enforcement

zhíxíng

执行

mechanism

jīzhì

机制

has not yet

shàngwèi

尚未

fully / completely

wánquán

完全

defined / clear

míngquè

明确

，

but / however

dàn

但

amid

zài

在

regional

dìqū

地区

situation / tensions

júshì

局势

ongoing turmoil

chíxù dòngdàng

持续动荡

structural particle

的

against the backdrop of

bèijǐng xià

背景下

，

its

qí

其

strategic

zhànlüè

战略

deterrence / deterrent effect

zhènshè

震慑

significance

yìyì

意义

has already triggered

yǐ yǐnfā

已引发

the international community

guójì shèhuì

国际社会

structural particle

的

widespread attention

guǎngfàn guānzhù

广泛关注

。

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