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·HSK 4April 4

Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
India
Yìndù
印度
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
production output
chǎnliàng
产量
to account for
zhàn
占
global
quánqiú
全球
one quarter
sì fēn zhī yī
四分之一
，
plans to
jìhuà
计划
before year-end
nián dǐ qián
年底前
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to expand production
kuòchǎn
扩产
。

Píngguǒ Gōngsī

possessive particle

production output

bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ

wǔshísān bǎifēnbǐ

to avoid / to circumvent

heavy / high-rate

before the end of 2026

èr líng èr liù nián dǐ qián

the majority of

for the US market

possessive particle

zǔzhuāng gōngzuò

HSK 3April 4

tariff
guānshuì
关税
shock / blow
chōngjī
冲击
to drag down
tuōlèi
拖累
Bitcoin
Bǐtèbì
比特币
to fall below
diēpò
跌破
$68,000
liù diǎn bā wàn měiyuán
6.8万美元
。

guānshuìzhàn

impact / influence

liù diǎn qī wàn měiyuán

nearly one year

fēnxī rénshì

sentiment / mood

to fall further to

liù wàn měiyuán

possessive particle

HSK 2April 4

Walmart
Wòěrmǎ
沃尔玛
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
stating / saying
chēng
称
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
will
jiāng
将
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
products / goods
shāngpǐn
商品
price
jiàgé
价格
。

Chief Executive Officer

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

to state / to indicate

goods / products

possessive particle

consistently / all

impact / influence

multiple (companies)

língshòushāng

èr líng èr liù nián

HSK 5April 4

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
retaliatory
bàofùxìng
报复性
tariff / import duty
guānshuì
关税
，
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
stock market
gǔshì
股市
April 4th
sì yuè sì rì
四月四日
across the board / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
to fall / to decline
xiàcuò
下挫
。

sì yuè sì rì

due to / under the impact of

toward the US / against the US

to additionally impose tariffs

34 percentage points

sānshísì gè bǎifēndiǎn

三十四个百分点

(attributive particle)

across the board / on all fronts

to fall / to decline

Nikkei 225 index

Rìjīng 225 Zhǐshù

日经225指数

bǎifēnzhī sān

Hang Seng Index

Héngshēng Zhǐshù

decline / drop amount

close to / nearly

bǎifēnzhī èr

HSK 2April 4

middle
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
east
dōng
东
direction
fāng
方
navigate
háng
航
air
kōng
空
public
gōng
公
company
sī
司
take
qǔ
取
cancel
xiāo
消
complete
le
了
many
xǔ
许
many
duō
多
navigate
háng
航
flight
bān
班
。

HSK 6April 4

phase 3 (of a clinical trial)
sān qī
三期
clinical trial
línchuáng shìyàn
临床试验
to confirm / to prove
zhèngshí
证实
new type / novel
xīn xíng
新型
antihypertensive drug
jiàngyā yào
降压药
baxdrostat (drug name)
Bā shā sī tā
巴沙司他
therapeutic efficacy
liáoxiào
疗效
significant / marked
xiǎnzhù
显著
。

in / at (formal)

New England Journal of Medicine

Xīn Yīnggélán Yīxué Zázhì

新英格兰医学杂志

(relative clause marker)

línchuáng shìyàn

to show / to indicate

aldosterone synthase

quán gù tóng hé méi

醛固酮合酶

Bā shā sī tā

for / in terms of

treatment-resistant

nán zhì xìng

hypertension / high blood pressure

to have / to possess

significant / marked

therapeutic efficacy

(possessive particle)

medication-taking

to recover / to restore

to / reaching (formal)

US Food and Drug Administration

Měiguó Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú

美国食品药品监督管理局

to accept for review

priority review

yōuxiān shěnpíng

expected / anticipated

to make (a decision)

HSK 6April 4

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to vote
tóupiào
投票
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
against
duì
对
US goods
Měiguó shāngpǐn
美国商品
to levy
zhēngshōu
征收
retaliatory
bàofùxìng
报复性
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
。

EU member states

Ōuméng chéngyuánguó

欧盟成员国

approximately 22 billion euros

yuē 220 yì ōuyuán

约220亿欧元

Měiguó shāngpǐn

to additionally impose

except for Hungary

chú Xiōngyálì wài

除匈牙利外

chéngyuánguó

will take effect on

HSK 4April 4

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
on
duì
对
the United States
Měiguó
美国
all
quánbù
全部
goods
shāngpǐn
商品
to impose an additional levy of
jiāzhēng
加征
34 percent
34%
34%
tariff
guānshuì
关税
，
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
April 10
4 yuè 10 rì
4月10日
to take effect
shēngxiào
生效
。

Customs Tariff Commission

guānshuì shuìzé wěiyuánhuì

关税税则委员会

originating from

the United States

structural particle

to impose an additional levy of

structural particle

the Chinese side

reciprocal tariff

duìděng guānshuì

structural particle

HSK 2April 4

United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
to rush to buy
qiǎnggòu
抢购
iPhone (smartphone by Apple)
iPhone
iPhone
，
to worry
dānxīn
担心
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
prices
jiàgé
价格
。

2,300 US dollars

HSK 6April 4

Milei (Argentine President)
Mǐlái
米莱
fiscal austerity
cáizhèng jǐnsuō
财政紧缩
to produce results
zòu xiào
奏效
，
Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
sovereign bonds
zhǔquán zhàiquàn
主权债券
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
2020
èr líng èr líng nián
二零二零年
debt restructuring
zhàiwù chóngzǔ
债务重组
since (a time)
yǐlái
以来
highest
zuì gāo
最高
level
shuǐpíng
水平
。

as / along with

(modifier particle)

radical / aggressive

beginning to yield results

chū xiàn chéngxiào

sovereign bonds

zhǔquán zhàiquàn

èr líng èr líng nián

二零二零年

debt restructuring

zhàiwù chóngzǔ

(modifier particle)

foreign exchange reserves

wàihuì chúbèi

(completion particle)

cáizhèng yíngyú

emerging markets

xīnxīng shìchǎng

Argentine bonds

Āgēntíng zhàiquàn

阿根廷债券

(modifier particle)

strong performance

qiángshì biǎoxiàn

(completion particle)

frontier markets

qiányán shìchǎng

(modifier particle)