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OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to complete
wánchéng
完成
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù de
创纪录的
$122 billion
yīqiān èrèrlíng yì měiyuán
1220亿美元
fundraising / funding round
róngzī
融资
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
rises to / reaches
shēng zhì
升至
$852 billion
bāqiān wǔèrlíng yì měiyuán
8520亿美元
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
on / at
yú
于
March 31st
sān yuè sānshíyī rì
三月三十一日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$122 billion
yīqiān èrèrlíng yì měiyuán
1220亿美元
fundraising round
róngzī
融资
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
Silicon Valley
Guīgǔ
硅谷
in history / ever
shǐ shàng
史上
the largest-scale
guīmó zuìdà de
规模最大的
funding case / round
róngzī àn
融资案
。
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
、
NVIDIA
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
and / with
yǔ
与
SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
and so on / etc.
děng
等
technology giants
kējì jùtóu
科技巨头
all / each
jūn
均
to participate in
cānyù
参与
this round
běn lún
本轮
investment
tóuzī
投资
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
toward / regarding
duì
对
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
going public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
possessive particle
de
的
expectation / anticipation
yùqī
预期
also
yě
也
as a result / accordingly
suí zhī
随之
to heat up / intensify
shēngwēn
升温
。

March 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
on / at
yú
于
March 31st
sān yuè sānshíyī rì
三月三十一日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to complete
wánchéng
完成
total amount
zǒngé
总额
reaching / amounting to
dá
达
$122 billion
yīqiān èrèrlíng yì měiyuán
1220亿美元
structural particle
de
的
a new round of
xīn yī lún
新一轮
fundraising
róngzī
融资
，
company
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
accordingly / as a result
suí zhī
随之
rising to
shēng zhì
升至
$852 billion
bāqiān wǔèrlíng yì měiyuán
8520亿美元
，
to set / establish a record
chuàng xià
创下
Silicon Valley
Guīgǔ
硅谷
fundraising
róngzī
融资
in history
shǐ shàng
史上
highest / record
zuìgāo
最高
record
jìlù
纪录
。
this funding round
běn lún róngzī
本轮融资
by / led by
yóu
由
SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to lead the investment round
lǐngtóu
领投
，
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to commit / pledge
chéngnuò
承诺
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$50 billion
wǔbǎi yì měiyuán
500亿美元
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
largest
zuìdà
最大
single / individual
dānyī
单一
investor
tóuzī fāng
投资方
，
NVIDIA
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
and
yǔ
与
SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
each
gè
各
to contribute funds
chūzī
出资
$30 billion
sānbǎi yì měiyuán
300亿美元
。
it is worth noting that
zhídé zhùyì de shì
值得注意的是
，
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
$35 billion
sānbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
350亿美元
structural particle
de
的
investment funds
tóuzī kuǎn
投资款
must wait until
xū dài
须待
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
to complete
wánchéng
完成
going public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
or
huò
或
to achieve / realize
shíxiàn
实现
artificial general intelligence / AGI
réngōng tōngyòng zhìnéng
人工通用智能
milestone
lǐchéngbēi
里程碑
after / afterwards
hòu
后
only then can
fāng kě
方可
to be in place / delivered
dào wèi
到位
。
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
，
this funding round
běn lún róngzī
本轮融资
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
through / via
tōngguò
通过
bank
yínháng
银行
channel
qúdào
渠道
toward / to
xiàng
向
individual investors / retail investors
gèrén tóuzī zhě
个人投资者
to open up
kāifàng
开放
，
in total
gòng
共
additionally / extra
éwài
额外
to raise
mù dé
募得
$3 billion
sānshí yì měiyuán
30亿美元
。
according to
jù
据
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
to disclose / reveal
pīlù
披露
，
company
gōngsī
公司
currently
mùqián
目前
monthly average
yuè jūn
月均
revenue
yínshōu
营收
approximately
yuē wéi
约为
$2 billion
èrshí yì měiyuán
20亿美元
，
annualized
niánhuà
年化
revenue
yínshōu
营收
already
yǐ
已
to surpass / break through
tūpò
突破
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
250亿美元
。
however / yet
ránér
然而
，
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
every year
měi nián
每年
on / in
zài
在
AI chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
procurement / purchasing
cǎigòu
采购
、
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
and / as well as
jí
及
talent / top personnel
réncái
人才
recruitment / hiring
zhāomù
招募
area / aspect
fāngmiàn
方面
structural particle
de
的
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
equally / also
tóngyàng
同样
as high as / reaching
gāodá
高达
tens of billions of dollars
shù bǎi yì měiyuán
数百亿美元
，
not yet
shàng wèi
尚未
to achieve
shíxiàn
实现
profitability
yínglì
盈利
。
the industry
yèjiè
业界
analysts / industry observers
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out / note
zhǐchū
指出
，
this fundraising
cǐ cì róngzī
此次融资
for
wèi
为
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
to prepare for
chóubèi
筹备
initial public offering / IPO
shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ
首次公开募股
to pave the way
pūpíng le dàolù
铺平了道路
，
its
qí
其
IPO / initial public offering
IPO
IPO
valuation
gūzhí
估值
possibly / or
huò
或
as high as
gāodá
高达
$1 trillion
yī wàn yì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。
this
zhè
这
will
jiāng
将
to be
shì
是
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
in all of history
yǒushǐ yǐlái
有史以来
the largest-scale
guīmó zuìdà de
规模最大的
IPO
IPO
IPO
，
to surpass / exceed
chāoyuè
超越
Saudi Aramco
Shātè Āměi
沙特阿美
and
hé
和
Alibaba
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
previously
cǐ qián
此前
set / established
chuàng xià de
创下的
record
jìlù
纪录
。

New Words

fāzhǎn
发展
development
jīnróng
金融
financial
shìchǎng
市场
market
jìshù
技术
technology
zēngzhǎng
增长
growth
tóuzī
投资
investment
qǐyè
企业
enterprise
chǎnyè
产业
industry
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation
quánqiú
全球
global

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