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·HSK 2April 4

Meta (social media and AI company)
Meta
Meta
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
new
xīn
新
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
Llama 4 Maverick (open-source AI model by Meta)
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
。

Meta (social media and AI company)

(completion marker)

latest / most recent

(structural particle)

artificial intelligence

Llama 4 Maverick (open-source AI model)

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick

the most powerful

(structural particle)

artificial intelligence

HSK 4April 4

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
three models
sān kuǎn
三款
internally developed / proprietary
zì yán
自研
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
，
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
to break free from / to reduce reliance on
bǎituō
摆脱
on / toward
duì
对
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
(possessive particle)
de
的
dependence / reliance
yīlài
依赖
。

Azure AI Foundry (Microsoft AI platform)

Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI Foundry

(completion marker)

internally developed

artificial intelligence

this move / this action

marks / signals

to reduce / to lower

OpenAI (AI company)

in terms of / aspect

to take (a step)

(completion marker)

HSK 1April 3

South Carolina team
Nán Kǎluólái nà duì
南卡罗来纳队
to win
yíngdé
赢得
female / women
nǚzǐ
女子
Final Four game
sìqiángsài
四强赛
。

University of South Carolina

Nán Kǎluólái nà Dàxué

南卡罗来纳大学

versus (in scores)

University of Connecticut

Kāngnièdígé Dàxué

康涅狄格大学

to put an end to

completion marker

wǔshísì chǎng

consecutive win record

liánshèng jìlù

University of South Carolina

Nán Kǎluólái nà Dàxué

南卡罗来纳大学

championship final

HSK 6April 3

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
is approaching / imminent
jiāng zhì
将至
，
Viktor Orban (Hungarian Prime Minister)
Ōuěrbān
欧尔班
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
over the past 16 years
shíliù nián lái
十六年来
greatest
zuìdà
最大
challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
。

will (future marker)

to hold (an event)

parliamentary general election

yìhuì dàxuǎn

to govern / in power

lasting as long as

(structural particle)

Tisza Party (Hungarian opposition party)

Peter (first name)

Magyar (Peter Magyar, Hungarian opposition leader)

fierce / intense

competition / contest

this time / this particular

(passive marker)

to be regarded as

the most important

zuì zhòngyào

(structural particle)

political event

zhèngzhì shìjiàn

result / outcome

full of / filled with

variables / uncertainty

HSK 4April 3

United States
Měiguó
美国
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
continuing
chíxù
持续
increasing pressure
jiāyā
加压
，
multinational companies
kuàguó qǐyè
跨国企业
accelerating
jiāsù
加速
toward
xiàng
向
Southeast Asia
Dōngnán Yà
东南亚
to shift / relocate
zhuǎnyí
转移
production
shēngchǎn
生产
。

increasing pressure

to drive / push

multinational companies

kuàguó qǐyè

production line

shēngchǎn xiàn

and others / etc.

fēnxī rénshì

labor shortages

láodòng lì duǎnquē

劳动力短缺

infrastructure shortfalls

jīchǔ shèshī bùzú

基础设施不足

structural particle

supply chain restructuring

gōngyìng liàn chóngzǔ

供应链重组

in the short term

reverse / turn around

HSK 2April 3

Stellantis (automaker)
Stellantis
斯特兰蒂斯
because of / due to
yīn
因
tariff / import duty
guānshuì
关税
temporary / provisional
línshí
临时
to lay off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
900 (people)
jiǔbǎi míng
九百名
US / American
Měiguó
美国
factory worker / laborer
gōngrén
工人
。

the United States

car / automobile

company / corporation

Stellantis (automaker)

斯特兰蒂斯

to announce / to declare

because of / due to

tariff / import duty

factory worker / laborer

temporary / provisional

to stop work / work stoppage

(possessive particle)

factory / plant

temporarily / for the time being

to shut down / to close

(completion particle)

HSK 2April 3

Cuba
Gǔbā
古巴
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to pardon
tèshè
特赦
more than / over
yú
逾
2,000
liǎng qiān
两千
measure word for people
míng
名
prisoner
qiúfàn
囚犯
。

will (future marker)

to pardon / grant amnesty

more than 2,000

liǎng qiān duō

measure word for people

political prisoner

this move / this action

to exert pressure

to make a decision

structural particle

human rights organizations

rénquán zǔzhī

in response to this

HSK 2April 3

gold
huángjīn
黄金
price
jiàgé
价格
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
，
per / each
měi
每
ounce
àng sī
盎司
to exceed / over
chāo
超
$5,200
wǔ qiān èr bǎi měiyuán
五千二百美元
。

tariff / customs duty

after / following

global / worldwide

to fall sharply

to set (a record)

all-time record high

lìshǐ xīngāo

in large amounts

to buy / to purchase

HSK 5April 3

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
in
zài
在
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
eastern
dōngbù
东部
to launch
fādòng
发动
spring
chūnjì
春季
offensive
gōngshì
攻势
，
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
fell into
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock
jiāngjú
僵局
。

late March 2026

2026 nián 3 yuè xià xún

2026年3月下旬

at the same time

yǔcǐ tónɡshí

structural particle

HSK 2April 3

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
52 years
wǔ shí èr nián
五十二年
after / later
hòu
后
once again
zàicì
再次
to enter / to qualify for
jìnrù
进入
FIFA World Cup
Shìjièbēi
世界杯
。

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

with a score of

one to zero / 1-0

to advance / to qualify

wǔ shí èr nián

in the past / over

to break into / to enter