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·HSK 2March 20

Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
smartphone
shǒujī
手机
in
zài
在
China
Zhōngguó
中国
sales volume
xiāoliàng
销量
to surge / jump
dàzēng
大增
23 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr shí sān
23%
。

early this year

structural particle

to grow / increase

completion marker

bǎifēnzhī èr shí sān

the same period

completion marker

bǎifēnzhī sì

to achieve / obtain

completion marker

good result / strong performance

HSK 6March 20

SpaceX
SpaceX
Starship
xīng jiàn
星舰
V3
dì sān bǎn
第三版
preparing for
bèi zhàn
备战
April
sì yuè
四月
test flight
shì fēi
试飞
，
first time
shǒu cì
首次
equipped with
jù bèi
具备
on-orbit docking
zài guǐ duì jiē
在轨对接
capability
néng lì
能力

měng qín sān xíng

huǒ xīng rèn wù

HSK 4March 19

Uber (ride-hailing company)
Yōubù
优步
with / and
yǔ
与
Rivian (electric vehicle maker)
Rivian
Rivian
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
$1.25 billion
12.5亿美元
12.5亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
by (a certain time)
dào
到
the year 2031
2031年
2031年
to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
50,000 vehicles
wǔ wàn liàng
五万辆
autonomous / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
taxi / cab
chūzūchē
出租车
。

Rivian (EV company)

partnership / cooperation

at most / up to

50,000 vehicles

wǔ wàn liàng

autonomous / self-driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

first batch / first group

expected / projected

in / at (formal)

to hit the road / to begin operating

HSK 6March 19

Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
to deepen / intensify
shēnhuà
深化
，
Brent (crude oil benchmark)
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
to surge / skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
to / reaching
zhì
至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$126 per barrel
yībǎi èrshíliù měiyuán
126美元
。

to close / shut down

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

Brent (crude oil)

immediately / thereupon

yībǎi èrshíliù měiyuán

this / the current

considered as / regarded as

yījiǔqīlíng niándài

since (that time)

zuì yánzhòng

structural particle

nations / various countries

to draw upon / mobilize

petroleum reserves

shíyóu chǔbèi

HSK 6March 19

European Central Bank (ECB)
Ōuzhōu Zhōngyāng Yínháng
欧洲中央银行
to maintain / to keep unchanged
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bùbiàn
不变
，
Middle East war
Zhōngdōng zhànzhēng
中东战争
to cause / making
shǐ
使
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
outlook / prospect
qiánjǐng
前景
to tend toward
qūyú
趋于
complicated
fùzá
复杂
。

European Central Bank (ECB)

Ōuzhōu Zhōngyāng Yínháng

欧洲中央银行

on / at (time marker)

2026 nián 3 yuè 19 rì

2026年3月19日

at the same time

will (future marker)

to revise upward

HSK 3March 19

study
yánjiū
研究
found
fāxiàn
发现
，
to stop using
tíng yòng
停用
GLP-1 (drug class)
GLP-1
GLP-1
weight loss
jiǎnféi
减肥
drug
yào
药
after
hòu
后
，
most / the majority of
dàduōshù
大多数
patients
huànzhě
患者
body weight
tǐzhòng
体重
did not
méiyǒu
没有
significantly
dàfú
大幅
rebound
fǎntán
反弹
。

targeting / regarding

bā qiān míng

possessive particle

switching medications

shēnghuó fāngshì

stopping medication

bǎifēnzhī bā diǎn sì

stopping medication

bǎifēnzhī líng diǎn wǔ

HSK 4March 19

Bank of Japan
Rìběn yānghāng
日本央行
by / with
yǐ
以
8 to 1 (vote result)
8 bǐ 1
8比1
votes
piào
票
to maintain / keep
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
to expect / anticipate
yùqī
预期
April
sìyuè
四月
to raise interest rates
jiā xī
加息
。

Rìběn yānghāng

8 to 1 (vote result)

(possessive particle)

to maintain / keep

most / majority

fēnxī rénshì

forecast / predict

Rìběn yānghāng

later in the year

wǎn xiē shíhòu

to raise interest rates

HSK 6March 19

Alibaba Cloud
Ā lǐ yún
阿里云
quarterly
jì dù
季度
revenue
shōu rù
收入
surged
dà zēng
大增
，
net profit
jìng lì rùn
净利润
due to
yīn
因
AI
AI
AI
investment
tóu rù
投入
sharply fell
zhòu jiàng
骤降

sān yuè shí jiǔ rì

三月十九日

bǎi fēn zhī sān shí liù

百分之三十六

bǎi fēn zhī liù shí qī

百分之六十七

HSK 6March 19

the European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
legislation / Act
fǎ àn
法案
enforcement / implementation
zhíxíng
执行
approaching / drawing near
línjìn
临近
，
most / the majority of
duōshù
多数
member states
chéngyuán guó
成员国
have not yet
shàngwèi
尚未
to be fully prepared / ready
zhǔnbèi jiùxù
准备就绪
。

the European Union

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Act / legislation

bā yuè èr rì

gāo fēngxiǎn

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

fully / comprehensively

chéngyuán guó

completion marker

regulatory body

jiānguǎn jīgòu

structural particle

the European Commission

Ōuméng Wěiyuánhuì

欧盟委员会

to propose / to put forward

structural particle

Digital Omnibus regulatory package

shùzì zōnghé fǎguī bāo

数字综合法规包

gāo fēngxiǎn

provisions / clauses

structural particle

deadline / time limit

to delay / to postpone

2027 nián 12 yuè

HSK 4March 18

the Fed (US Federal Reserve)
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
March
3 yuè
3月
to maintain
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bùbiàn
不变
，
to signal / hint
ànshì
暗示
within the year
nián nèi
年内
still remains
réng yǒu
仍有
one (instance)
yīcì
一次
interest rate cut
jiàng xī
降息
room for
kōngjiān
空间
。

Federal Reserve Board

Liánbāng Chǔbèi Wěiyuánhuì

联邦储备委员会

liánbāng jījīn

bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ

bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn qī wǔ

to pause / suspend

interest rate cut

Měi Lián Chǔ

to revise upward

completion marker

to (action marker)

the Middle East

dot plot (rate projection chart)

to signal / forecast

within the year

interest rate cut