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·HSK 4March 23

China/Huawei
huà
华
for/as
wéi
为
release
tuīchū
推出
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Enjoy
90
90
90
series
xì
系
series
liè
列
new
xīn
新
phone
jī
机
model
xíng
型
。

HSK 4March 22

Musk (surname)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
jointly / in partnership with
liánhé
联合
Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
and / together with
yǔ
与
xAI (Musk AI startup)
xAI
xAI
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to build / to construct
jiànshè
建设
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
factory / manufacturing plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
。

Elon Musk (tech entrepreneur)

Āilóng Mǎsīkè

埃隆·马斯克

on / at (time preposition)

to announce / to declare

Tesla (electric vehicle company)

SpaceX (rocket company)

xAI (Musk AI startup)

will (future tense marker)

jointly / together

to invest / investment

more than / exceeding

250 yì měiyuán

Texas (US state)

Dékèsàsī Zhōu

德克萨斯州

to establish / to set up

semiconductor chip

facility / installation

Terafab (chip manufacturing project name)

this / the said (referring to previously mentioned)

project / initiative

aimed at / with the purpose of

to produce / production

used for / designed for

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

inference / reasoning

application / usage

(structural particle)

specialized / purpose-built

semiconductor chip

HSK 2March 22

OpenAI (artificial intelligence company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
plans to / plans
jìhuà
计划
end of the year
niándǐ
年底
will
jiāng
将
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
number / headcount
rénshù
人数
to increase to / to grow to
zēng zhì
增至
8,000 people
8000 rén
8000人
。

the United Kingdom / Britain

Financial Times (newspaper)

Jīnróng Shíbào

report / according to reports

OpenAI (AI company)

before / by that time

in order to / so as to

enterprise / business

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(structural particle)

competitiveness

jìngzhēng lì

HSK 4March 21

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to request / to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
future-tense marker
jiāng
将
FIFA World Cup
shìjièbēi
世界杯
sporting event / competition
sàishì
赛事
to relocate to
yí zhì
移至
Mexico
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
，
but / however
dàn
但
to be met with (a setback)
zāo
遭
FIFA
guójì zúlián
国际足联
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
。

due to / affected by

the US-Iran conflict

Měi-Yī chōngtū

impact / influence

football association

to demand / to request

future-tense marker

group stage matches

guójì zúlián

citing / on the grounds of

to maintain / to uphold

originally planned

as the stated reason

completion particle

the said / the aforementioned

application / request

HSK 6March 20

Japan-US
Rì-Měi
日美
announced
xuānbù
宣布
73 billion US dollars
730 yì měiyuán
730亿美元
strategic investment
zhànlüè tóuzī
战略投资
plan
jìhuà
计划
，
covering
hángài
涵盖
small modular nuclear reactors
xiǎoxíng múkuàihuà hé fǎnyìngduī
小型模块化核反应堆
and
yǔ
与
critical minerals
guānjiàn kuàngchǎn
关键矿产
cooperation
hézuò
合作
。

the White House

73 billion US dollars

730 yì měiyuán

structural particle

strategic investment

zhànlüè tóuzī

small modular nuclear reactors

xiǎoxíng múkuàihuà hé fǎnyìngduī

小型模块化核反应堆

critical minerals

guānjiàn kuàngchǎn

gōngyìng liàn

this investment

36 billion US dollars

360 yì měiyuán

the second round

strategic deployment

zhànlüè bùshǔ

strategic investment

zhànlüè tóuzī

110 billion US dollars

1100 yì měiyuán

HSK 6March 20

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
summit / leaders meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
regarding / on the issue of
jiù
就
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
to soar / to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
and
yǔ
与
defense / security
fángwù
防务
gap / deficit
quēkǒu
缺口
to conduct / to engage in
zhǎnkāi
展开
consultations
cuōshāng
磋商
，
to issue / to publish
fābiǎo
发表
joint statement
liánhé shēngmíng
联合声明
。

3 yuè 19 rì zhì 20 rì

3月19日至20日

to convene / to hold

regarding / on the issue of

to trigger / to cause

(possessive particle)

to soar / to surge

defense spending

guófáng zhīchū

European strategic autonomy

Ōuzhōu zhànlüè zìzhǔ

欧洲战略自主

to conduct / to engage in

in-depth / thorough

to issue / to publish

joint statement

liánhé shēngmíng

to pledge / to commit to

energy security

néngyuán ānquán

guófáng zhèngcè

to take (action)

outside observers / external parties

toward / regarding

implementation / to implement

reservations / to maintain reservations

stance / attitude

HSK 4March 20

the United States
Měiguó
美国
March
sān yuè
三月
historic / unprecedented
lìshǐxìng
历史性
heat wave
rèlàng
热浪
causing
lìng
令
17 states
shíqī gè zhōu
十七个州
to break / to shatter
dǎpò
打破
temperature
qìwēn
气温
record
jìlù
纪录
。

the United States

to experience / to encounter

high temperature

(completion particle)

highest temperature

zuìgāo qìwēn

such / this kind of

qìhòu biànhuà

in the absence of

qíngkuàng xià

almost / virtually

HSK 4March 20

China
Zhongguo
中国
manufacturing
zhizaoyey
制造业
upgrade
shengji
升级
focus
zhongdian
重点
development
fazhan
发展
。

HSK 2March 20

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
new version
xīn bǎn
新版
Siri (Apple voice assistant)
Siri
Siri
will
jiāng
将
to use
shǐyòng
使用
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Gemini (Google AI model)
Gemini
Gemini
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
。

Píngguǒ Gōngsī

Siri (Apple voice assistant)

structural particle

Gemini (Google AI model)

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Siri (Apple voice assistant)

iOS version 26.4

xìtǒng gēngxīn

HSK 2March 20

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
this year
jīnnián
今年
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$73 billion
730 yì měiyuán
730亿美元
for / used for
yòng yú
用于
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
research and development
yánfā
研发
。

Samsung (electronics company)

more than / over

730 yì měiyuán

research and development

(possessive particle)

chip / semiconductor