·HSK 5

New Mexico (US state)
Xīn Mòxīgē Zhōu
新墨西哥州
court / law court
fǎyuàn
法院
to rule / to adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to pay
zhīfù
支付
$567 million
5.67 yì měiyuán
5.67亿美元
compensation / damages
péicháng
赔偿
children
értóng
儿童
mental health
xīnlǐ jiànkāng
心理健康
harm / damage
sǔnhài
损害
。

United States

Měiguó

美国

New Mexico (US state)

Xīn Mòxīgē Zhōu

新墨西哥州

court / law court

fǎyuàn

法院

to rule / to adjudicate

cáidìng

裁定

Meta (social media company)

Meta

to pay

zhīfù

支付

$567 million

5.67 yì měiyuán

5.67亿美元

，

in order to

yǐ

以

to resolve / to address

jiějué

解决

social media

shèjiāo méitǐ

社交媒体

platform

píngtái

平台

toward / against

duì

对

adolescents / teenagers

qīngshàonián

青少年

mental health

xīnlǐ jiànkāng

心理健康

to cause / to result in

zàochéng

造成

structural particle

的

harm / damage

sǔnhài

损害

。

this

zhè

这

shì

是

following / after

jì

继

this year

jīnnián

今年

March

sānyuè

三月

$375 million

3.75 yì měiyuán

3.75亿美元

civil penalty

mínshì fákuǎn

民事罚款

after / following

zhīhòu

之后

，

Meta (social media company)

Meta

to face / to confront

miànlín

面临

structural particle

的

yet another

yòu yī

又一

major / significant

zhòngdà

重大

legal

fǎlǜ

法律

compensation / damages

péicháng

赔偿

。

August 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM

United States

Měiguó

美国

New Mexico (US state)

Xīn Mòxīgē Zhōu

新墨西哥州

one (person) / a

yī míng

一名

judge

fǎguān

法官

on / at (formal preposition)

yú

于

August 6th

bāyuè liù rì

八月六日

to rule / to adjudicate

cáidìng

裁定

，

Meta (social media company)

Meta

company

gōngsī

公司

must / have to

bìxū

必须

to / toward

xiàng

向

the state in question

gāi zhōu

该州

children

értóng

儿童

mental health

xīnlǐ jiànkāng

心理健康

fund

jījīn

基金

to pay

zhīfù

支付

$567 million

5.67 yì měiyuán

5.67亿美元

。

judge

fǎguān

法官

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

Meta (social media company)

Meta

under the banner of / owned by

qíxià

旗下

structural particle

的

Facebook (social media platform)

Facebook

and

hé

和

Instagram (photo sharing platform)

Instagram

platform

píngtái

平台

intentionally / on purpose

gùyì

故意

to adopt / to use

cǎiyòng

采用

infinite scrolling

wúxiàn gǔndòng

无限滚动

、

autoplay

zìdòng bōfàng

自动播放

and / as well as (formal)

jí

及

push notifications

tuīsòng tōngzhī

推送通知

and so on / et cetera

děng

等

features / functions

gōngnéng

功能

，

to cause / to make

shǐ

使

adolescents / teenagers

qīngshàonián

青少年

users

yònghù

用户

for a long period of time

cháng shíjiān

长时间

to be addicted to / to be immersed in

chénmí

沉迷

in it / therein

qízhōng

其中

。

the above-mentioned

shàngshù

上述

features / functions

gōngnéng

功能

passive marker

bèi

被

to determine / to find (legally)

rèndìng

认定

to lead to / to cause

dǎozhì

导致

adolescents / teenagers

qīngshàonián

青少年

depression

yìyù

抑郁

、

anxiety

jiāolǜ

焦虑

、

self-harm

zìwǒ shānghài

自我伤害

and / as well as

jí

及

eating disorders

yǐnshí shītiáo

饮食失调

and other such

děng

等

issues / problems

wèntí

问题

structural particle

的

incidence rate

fāshēng lǜ

发生率

significantly / by a large margin

dàfú

大幅

to rise / to increase

shàngshēng

上升

。

according to / based on

gēnjù

根据

ruling / verdict

cáijué

裁决

，

of which / among these

qízhōng

其中

$420 million

4.2 yì měiyuán

4.2亿美元

will (future marker)

jiāng

将

to be used for

yòngyú

用于

for

wèi

为

adolescents / teenagers

qīngshàonián

青少年

to provide

tígōng

提供

psychological / mental

xīnlǐ

心理

treatment / therapy

zhìliáo

治疗

services

fúwù

服务

，

the remaining / the rest

qíyú

其余

funds

zījīn

资金

while / however (contrast marker)

zé

则

to be used for

yòngyú

用于

awareness campaigns

yìshí tuīguǎng

意识推广

、

prevention programs

yùfáng xiàngmù

预防项目

and

hé

和

screening services

shāichá

筛查

costs / expenses

fèiyòng

费用

。

this year

jīnnián

今年

March

sānyuè

三月

，

jury

péishěn tuán

陪审团

already

yǐ

已

because of / due to

yīn

因

Meta (social media company)

Meta

to be aware of / to know about

zhīxiǎo

知晓

and / moreover

bìng

并

to conceal / to hide

yǐnmán

隐瞒

children

értóng

儿童

sexual exploitation

xìng bōxuē

性剥削

issue / matter

wèntí

问题

and therefore

ér

而

to sentence / to impose a penalty on

pànchǔ

判处

it / Meta

qí

其

$375 million

3.75 yì měiyuán

3.75亿美元

civil penalty

mínshì fákuǎn

民事罚款

。

this time / the present

cǐ cì

此次

ruling / verdict

cáijué

裁决

causes / makes

shǐ

使

Meta (social media company)

Meta

to face / to confront

miànlín

面临

structural particle

的

legal

fǎlǜ

法律

compensation / damages

péicháng

赔偿

total amount

zǒng é

总额

further / to a greater degree

jìn yī bù

进一步

to expand / to increase

kuòdà

扩大

，

technology

kējì

科技

platform

píngtái

平台

structural particle

的

regulation / supervision

jiānguǎn

监管

issue / matter

wèntí

问题

once again

zàicì

再次

to become

chéngwéi

成为

all sectors / across society

gèjiè

各界

attention / concern

guānzhù

关注

focus / focal point

jiāodiǎn

焦点

。

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