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·HSK 3August 1

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in July / for July
qīyuèfèn
七月份
manufacturing sector
zhìzàoyè
制造业
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
to drop to / fall to
diè zhì
跌至
49.2 (contraction territory)
49.2
49.2
，
five months
wǔ gè yuè
五个月
within the past period / since
lái
来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to contract / to shrink
wěisuō
萎缩
。

National Bureau of Statistics

guójiā tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

to announce / to release

official / government-issued

manufacturing sector

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

cǎigòu jīnglǐrén zhǐshù

采购经理人指数

50.3 (June reading, expansion territory)

49.2 (below the 50 expansion threshold)

marking result or status

since / within the past period

for the first time

contraction / to contract

to decrease / to decline

impact / disruption

to be considered as / regarded as

HSK 4July 31

France
Fǎguó
法国
Bordeaux (city in southwestern France)
Bōěrduō
波尔多
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
wildfire / forest fire
shānhuǒ
山火
to continue / ongoing
chíxù
持续
to spread / to advance
mànyán
蔓延
，
burned area / fire-affected area
guòhuǒ miànjī
过火面积
to exceed / more than
chāoguò
超过
42,000 hectares
4.2 wàn gōngqǐng
4.2万公顷
。

Gironde department (southwestern France)

Jílúntè shěng

large-scale / massive

wildfire / forest fire

burned through / scorched

more than / over

more than 300,000 (people)

sānshí yú wàn míng

三十余万名

and / as well as

to be forced / compelled

to evacuate / to withdraw

multiple / several

Europe / European

to dispatch / to send

aircraft / planes

to assist / to help

to fight the fire / firefighting

HSK 5July 31

Bank of England
Yīnggélán yínháng
英格兰银行
by / with
yǐ
以
six votes to three
liù bǐ sān piào
六比三票
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
base interest rate / benchmark rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
3.75 percent
3.75%
3.75%
unchanged / constant
búbiàn
不变
。

Bank of England

Yīnggélán yínháng

英格兰银行

monetary policy

huòbì zhèngcè

on / at (indicating time)

qīyuè èrshíjiǔ rì

七月二十九日

six votes to three votes

liù piào duì sān piào

六票对三票

(structural particle)

to resolve / to vote

to maintain / to keep

base interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

to point out / to note

affected by / due to

the Middle East

situation / state of affairs

influence / impact

continuously / ongoing

to fluctuate / volatility

fourth quarter / Q4

tōngzhàng lǜ

to be expected / estimated

will / going to

to rise to / to climb to

approximately / around

HSK 3July 31

the United States
Měiguó
美国
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
，
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
。

the United States

Department of Commerce

to announce / to release

second quarter / Q2

economy / economic

zēngzhǎng lǜ

lower than / below

jīngjì xuéjiā

forecast / prediction

(structural particle)

consumption / spending

expenditure / spending

enterprises / businesses

to some extent / somewhat

to grow / growth

overall / in general

not as good as / below

HSK 6July 31

more than a thousand (people)
qiān yú míng
千余名
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
industry workers / practitioners
cóngyè zhě
从业者
to jointly sign / to co-sign
liánshǔ
联署
open letter
gōngkāi xìn
公开信
，
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
to establish / to build
jiànlì
建立
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to slow down / to decelerate
jiǎnsù
减速
mechanism / system
jīzhì
机制
。

qīyuè èrshíbā rì

七月二十八日

from / coming from

OpenAI (AI company)

Anthropic (AI safety company)

Meta (technology company)

(structural particle)

more than / exceeding

qiān yī bǎi míng

employees / staff

to jointly sign / to co-sign

(completion marker)

titled / entitled

Pacing the Frontier (open letter title)

qiányán jiǎnsù

《前沿减速》

(structural particle)

to call for / to appeal

the United States

to build / to construct

corresponding / appropriate

means / tools / methods

governance / management

so as to / in order to

when necessary / if necessary

to be capable of / can

in an orderly manner / orderly

to slow down / to ease

frontier / cutting edge

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(structural particle)

R&D / research and development

HSK 4July 31

Google
gǔgē
谷歌
DeepMind (Google AI research lab)
DeepMind
DeepMind
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Gemini Robotics 2 (Google robot AI platform)
Gemini Robotics 2
Gemini Robotics 2
，
to achieve / to realize
shíxiàn
实现
humanoid / human-shaped
rénxíng
人形
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
whole body / full body
quánshēn
全身
coordinated / harmonized
xiétiáo
协调
control / to control
kòngzhì
控制
。

DeepMind (Google AI research lab)

on / at (indicating time)

qīyuè sānshí rì

七月三十日

to launch / to release

Gemini Robotics 2 (Google robot AI platform)

Gemini Robotics 2

Gemini Robotics 2

a set of / a suite of

containing / comprising

three (with classifier)

models / modules

(structural particle)

humanoid / human-shaped

intelligent / AI

to be capable of / can

from head to toe

cóng tóu dào jiǎo

(structural particle)

movements / actions

at the same time / simultaneously

to support / to enable

collaboration / teamwork

HSK 3July 29

United States
Měiguó
美国
clinical trial
línchuáng shìyàn
临床试验
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
，
silver diamine fluoride (SDF)
fúhuà yín ǎn
氟化银铵
can / able to
kě
可
effectively
yǒuxiào
有效
to stop / to halt
zǔzhǐ
阻止
children
értóng
儿童
tooth decay / dental cavities
qǔ chǐ
龋齿
。

a (for studies/projects)

línchuáng shìyàn

to show / to indicate

to apply (here: putting)

silver diamine fluoride (SDF)

fúhuà yín ǎn

cavities / decayed teeth

jǐ miǎo zhōng

more than / over

(structural particle)

tooth decay / cavities

progression / development

HSK 6July 29

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
toward / at
xiàng
向
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
to launch / to fire
fāshè
发射
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
and / together with (formal)
yǔ
与
Saudi Arabia (abbreviated)
Shātè
沙特
immediately after / thereupon
suíjí
随即
against
duì
对
Iraq
Yīlākè
伊拉克
within the territory of
jìng nèi
境内
pro-Iran / Iran-backed
qīn Yīlǎng
亲伊朗
armed forces / militias
wǔzhuāng
武装
to carry out / to execute
shíshī
实施
strikes / attacks
dǎjī
打击
。

qī yuè èrshíjiǔ rì

to launch / to initiate

ballistic missile

dàndào dǎodàn

attack / strike

five (missiles)

incoming (attack)

Shātè Ālābó

沙特阿拉伯

immediately after

to launch / to conduct

liánhé dǎjī

HSK 2July 29

Trump (US President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
on / against
duì
对
most / the majority of
dà duōshù
大多数
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
goods / commodities
shāngpǐn
商品
to impose (taxes/tariffs)
zhēngshōu
征收
50 percent
50%
50%
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
。

(structural particle)

in terms of / regarding

HSK 4July 29

United States
Měiguó
美国
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Liánbāng Tōngxìn Wěiyuánhuì
联邦通信委员会
to issue / to announce
fābù
发布
ban / prohibition order
jìnlìng
禁令
，
to prohibit / to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
to import
jìnkǒu
进口
foreign
wàiguó
外国
manufactured / made
zhìzào
制造
(structural particle)
de
的
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
。

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Liánbāng Tōngxìn Wěiyuánhuì

联邦通信委员会

qī yuè èrshíbā rì

to announce / to declare

citing / on the grounds of

national security

guójiā ānquán

as the reason / as justification

to prohibit / to ban

(structural particle)

rénxíng jīqìrén

人形机器人

quadruped robot (four-legged robot)

sì zú jīqìrén

四足机器人

this / the said

measure / policy

mainly / primarily

targeting / aimed at

holding / occupying

shìchǎng fèné

(structural particle)