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shāng yè
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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
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
from
cóng
April 19
sì yuè shíjiǔ rì
4月19日
starting from
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
(structural particle)
de
price
jiàgé
价格
the company
gōngsī
公司
to say
shuō
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
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
(structural particle)
de
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
from
cóng
April 19
sì yuè shíjiǔ rì
4月19日
starting from
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
(structural particle)
de
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
$599.99
599.99 měiyuán
599.99美元
Quest 3S (VR headset model)
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
(structural particle)
de
two models
liǎng kuǎn
两款
model / version
xínghào
型号
price
jiàgé
价格
each / respectively
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
$50
50 měiyuán
50美元
Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to say
shuō
memory
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
(structural particle)
de
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
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
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
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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duì
most / the majority of
dà duōshù
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加拿大
goods / commodities
shāngpǐn
商品
to impose (taxes/tariffs)
zhēngshōu
征收
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tariff / customs duty
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kejì
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giant
jutou
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this week
benzhou
本周
release
fabu
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earnings report
caibao
财报

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meilianstorage
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benzhou
本周
announce
xuanbu
宣布
interest rate
lilv
利率
decision
jueding
决定

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亚马逊
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Meta
Meta
and
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Wēiruǎn
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běn zhōu
本周
will
jiāng
one after another / successively
lùxù
陆续
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
second-quarter
èr jìdù
二季度
financial results / earnings report
cáibào
财报

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