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China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
MiniMax (Chinese AI company)
MiniMax
MiniMax
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$2 billion
èrshí yì měiyuán
二十亿美元
fundraising / financing
róngzī
融资

MiniMax (Chinese AI company)
MiniMax
MiniMax
through / via
tōngguò
通过
shares / stock
gǔpiào
股票
and
bonds
zhàiquàn
债券
in
zài
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
to raise funds
róngzī
融资
approximately
yuē
$2 billion
èrshí yì měiyuán
二十亿美元
plans to
jìhuà
计划
will
jiāng
the majority / most
dà bùfen
大部分
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
to be used for
yòng yú
用于
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
and
global
quánqiú
全球
operations / business
yèwù
业务
company
gōngsī
公司
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
before
zài
to achieve / realize
shíxiàn
实现
AGI / artificial general intelligence
tōngyòng réngōng zhìnéng
通用人工智能
before
zhīqián
之前
will
jiāng
not
to receive / draw
lǐngqǔ
领取
salary
xīnshuǐ
薪水

July 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM

China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
MiniMax (Chinese AI company)
MiniMax
MiniMax
in
zài
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
to complete
wánchéng
完成
(completion particle)
le
approximately
yuē
$2 billion
èrshí yì měiyuán
二十亿美元
(structural particle)
de
fundraising / financing
róngzī
融资
MiniMax
MiniMax
MiniMax
through / via
tōngguò
通过
shares / stock
gǔpiào
股票
share placement / allocation
pèishòu
配售
and
zero-coupon / zero-interest
líng xī
零息
convertible
kě zhuǎnhuàn
可转换
bonds
zhàiquàn
债券
to complete
wánchéng
完成
(particle)
le
this
zhè
(measure word for financial transactions)
financing
róngzī
融资
this
zhè
(measure word for companies)
jiā
company
gōngsī
公司
to be founded / established
chénglì
成立
in / at (formal)
the year 2022
2022 nián
2022年
this year
jīnnián
今年
January
yīyuè
一月
in
zài
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
stock exchange
jiāoyìsuǒ
交易所
to go public / list
shàngshì
上市
since
listing / going public
shàngshì
上市
since (time reference)
yǐlái
以来
its (formal)
share price
gǔjià
股价
already
yǐjīng
已经
to rise / increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
(particle)
le
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
60 percent
liù chéng
六成
MiniMax
MiniMax
MiniMax
to state / indicate
biǎoshì
表示
the fundraising
róngzī
融资
proceeds / obtained
suǒdé
所得
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
(structural particle)
de
80 percent
bā chéng
八成
will
jiāng
to be used for
yòng yú
用于
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
the company
gōngsī
公司
also / additionally
hái
to plan
jìhuà
计划
to accelerate / speed up
jiākuài
加快
AI agent / intelligent agent
zhìnéng tǐ
智能体
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
in
zài
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
(structural particle)
de
commercialization
shāngyèhuà
商业化
process / progress
jìnchéng
进程
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
Yan Junjie (CEO of MiniMax)
Yán Jùnjié
闫俊杰
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
before
zài
the company
gōngsī
公司
to achieve / realize
shíxiàn
实现
AGI / artificial general intelligence
tōngyòng réngōng zhìnéng
通用人工智能
before
zhīqián
之前
he
will
jiāng
no longer
bù zài
不再
to receive / draw
lǐngqǔ
领取
salary
xīnshuǐ
薪水
he
also
hái
to promise / pledge
chéngnuò
承诺
within
zài
four years
sì nián
四年
within
nèi
to / toward
xiàng
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
to distribute / hand out
fēnfā
分发
equivalent to / amounting to
xiāngdāng yú
相当于
the company
gōngsī
公司
four percentage points
sì gè bǎifēndiǎn
四个百分点
equity / share ownership
gǔfèn
股份
(structural particle)
de
stock shares
gǔpiào
股票
reward / incentive
jiǎnglì
奖励
but / however
dàn
the fundraising
róngzī
融资
news / announcement
xiāoxi
消息
to announce / release
gōngbù
公布
after
hòu
MiniMax
MiniMax
MiniMax
(structural particle)
de
share price
gǔjià
股价
at one point / momentarily
yīdù
一度
to fall / decline
xiàdiē
下跌
nearly / close to
jìn
10 percent
yī chéng
一成

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