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Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise (a price)
shàngtiáo
上调
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
price
jiàgé
价格
，
because of / due to
yīn
因
memory chip
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States
Měiguó
美国
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will
jiāng
将
from
cóng
从
April 19
sì yuè shíjiǔ rì
4月19日
starting from
qǐ
起
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
(structural particle)
de
的
price
jiàgé
价格
。
the company
gōngsī
公司
to say
shuō
说
，
this is
zhè shì
这是
because
yīnwèi
因为
memory chip
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to rise / to go up
shàngshēng
上升
，
with / related to
yǔ
与
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
(structural particle)
de
的
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
development / growth
fāzhǎn
发展
related to
yǒuguān
有关
。

April 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will
jiāng
将
from
cóng
从
April 19
sì yuè shíjiǔ rì
4月19日
starting from
qǐ
起
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
(structural particle)
de
的
price
jiàgé
价格
。
among these / specifically
qízhōng
其中
，
Quest 3 (VR headset model)
Quest 3
Quest 3
selling price
shòujià
售价
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
$100
100 měiyuán
100美元
，
new price
xīn shòujià
新售价
is / equals
wèi
为
$599.99
599.99 měiyuán
599.99美元
。
Quest 3S (VR headset model)
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
(structural particle)
de
的
two models
liǎng kuǎn
两款
model / version
xínghào
型号
price
jiàgé
价格
each / respectively
gè
各
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
$50
50 měiyuán
50美元
。
Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to say
shuō
说
，
memory
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
(structural particle)
de
的
cost
chéngběn
成本
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to rise / to go up
shàngshēng
上升
，
so / therefore
suǒyǐ
所以
need to / must
yào
要
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
price
jiàgé
价格
。
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
rapid / fast
kuàisù
快速
to develop / development
fāzhǎn
发展
，
to cause / to make
ràng
让
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
。
market
shìchǎng
市场
institution / firm
jīgòu
机构
to forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
，
this year
jīnnián
今年
second quarter
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
memory
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
price
jiàgé
价格
will also / will continue to
hái huì
还会
to rise again / to increase further
zài zhǎng
再涨
45 percent
bǎifēnzhī sìshíwǔ
45%
to / up to
zhì
至
50 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshí
50%
。

New Words

Meta
Meta
Meta (tech company)
xuānbù
宣布
to announce
sì yuè shíjiǔ rì
4月19日
April 19
tígāo
提高
to raise / to increase
Quest
Quest
Quest (VR headset brand)
tóu xiǎn
头显
VR headset
jiàgé
价格
price
qízhōng
其中
among these / specifically
Quest 3
Quest 3
Quest 3 (VR headset model)
shòujià
售价
selling price
shàngzhǎng
上涨
to rise / to increase
100 měiyuán
100美元
$100

News in English

Business

Meta Raises Quest VR Headset Prices Citing Surging Memory Chip Costs

Meta announced it will raise prices on its Quest VR headsets from April 19, citing a large increase in memory chip costs driven by AI demand.

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SoftBank
ruǎnyín
软银
seeks
xúnqiú
寻求
1000
1000
1000
hundred million
yì
亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
fund
jījīn
基金
。

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
and / with
yǔ
与
World Bank
Shìjiè Yínháng
世界银行
annual meeting
niánhuì
年会
in
zài
在
Bangkok
Màngǔ
曼谷
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to open / to commence
kāimù
开幕
。

IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings Open Formally in Bangkok

Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
trade
màoyì
贸易
minister
bùzhǎng
部长
to lead
shuài
率
300 people
sān bǎi rén
三百人
delegation
dàibiǎotuán
代表团
to go to
fù
赴
India
Yìndù
印度
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
。

Canadian Trade Minister Leads 300-Member Delegation to India

artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
prospects / outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
doubts / questions
yíwèn
疑问
，
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
stock price
gǔjià
股价
from
cóng
从
October
shí yuè
十月
peak / high point
gāodiǎn
高点
to retreat / to fall back
huíluò
回落
。

AI Revenue Uncertainty Pulls Semiconductor Stocks Off October Highs