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·HSK 4May 9

JPMorgan Chase (bank name)
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
to reclassify / to elevate
jiāng
将
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
investment / spending
tóurù
投入
to classify as / to designate as
lièwéi
列为
core
héxīn
核心
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
，
annual
niándù
年度
technology
kējì
科技
budget
yùsuàn
预算
to rise to / to increase to
shēng zhì
升至
$19.8 billion
198 yì měiyuán
198亿美元
。

Mógēn Dàtōng

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

spending / expenditure

to categorize as / to reclassify as

jīchǔ shèshī"

基础设施」

to raise to / to increase to

198 yì měiyuán

HSK 2May 9

Brazil
Bāxī
巴西
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
May 11th
5 yuè 11 rì
5月11日
starting from / beginning
qǐ
起
for / toward
duì
对
Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
citizens
gōngmín
公民
visa-free
miǎnqiān
免签
。

from / starting from

to begin / starting

holding (a document)

ordinary / regular

(attributive particle)

can / are allowed to

to enter the country

each time / per visit

at most / up to

to stay / to remain

HSK 5May 9

United States
Měiguó
美国
Court of International Trade
màoyì fǎtíng
贸易法庭
to rule / to find
cáidìng
裁定
Trump (transliteration)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
10 percent
bǎi fēn zhī shí
10%
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
tariffs / import duties
guānshuì
关税
unlawful / illegal
wéifǎ
违法
。

Court of International Trade

guójì màoyì fǎyuàn

国际贸易法院

by / with (a vote of)

(attributive particle)

ruling / decision

to overturn / to strike down

administration / government

that was imposed / that took effect

bǎi fēn zhī shí

global / worldwide (adjective)

tariffs / duties

to determine / to find

to lack / to be without

basis / grounds

HSK 6May 9

China
Zhōngguó
中国
two (people, with measure word)
liǎng míng
两名
former
qián
前
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
because of / due to
yīn
因
to accept bribes
shòuhuì
受贿
to be sentenced
bèi pàn
被判
death penalty
sǐxíng
死刑
with a two-year reprieve / suspended execution
huǎnqī zhíxíng
缓期执行
。

military court / tribunal

jūnshì fǎtíng

toward / regarding

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Wei Fenghe (person name)

Li Shangfu (person name)

to render / to issue (a ruling)

verdict / ruling

both persons / the two individuals

to be sentenced to

with a two-year reprieve (effectively commuted to life imprisonment)

huǎnqī liǎng nián zhíxíng

缓期两年执行

to set / to establish (a record or precedent)

Xi Jinping (name of Chinese president)

anti-corruption

campaign / movement

within / during

senior / high-ranking

military officer

to deal with / to punish

the most severe / the harshest

zuì yánlì de

HSK 6May 8

Germany
Déguó
德国
March
3 yuè
3月
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
orders
dìngdān
订单
month-on-month
huánbǐ
环比
to surge significantly
dàzēng
大增
5 percent
5%
5%
，
national defense
guófáng
国防
procurement
cǎigòu
采购
acts as / serves as
wéi
为
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force
qūdòng lì
驱动力
。

to grow / to increase

structural particle

national defense

and / as well as

euro (currency)

to drive / to push

reasons / causes

HSK 2May 8

WHO (World Health Organization)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
hantavirus
Hàntǎn Bìngdú
汉坦病毒
outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
，
there have already been
yǐ yǒu
已有
three people
sān rén
三人
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
。

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

one (measure word for ships)

to occur / to break out

Hàntǎn Bìngdú

there have already been

confirmed (cases)

HSK 4May 8

Paris Saint-Germain (football club)
Bālí Shèngrì Ěrmàn
巴黎圣日耳曼
versus / and
yǔ
与
Arsenal (football club)
Āsēnnà
阿森纳
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
in / at
zài
在
Budapest (capital of Hungary)
Bùdápèisī
布达佩斯
to compete for / to contest
zhēngduó
争夺
UEFA Champions League
ōuguān
欧冠
championship / title
guànjūn
冠军
。

Paris Saint-Germain (football club)

Bālí Shèngrì Ěrmàn

巴黎圣日耳曼

Arsenal (football club)

will (at a time)

Budapest (capital of Hungary)

structural particle

Puskás Aréna (stadium in Budapest)

Pǔsīkǎshí Tǐyùchǎng

普斯卡什体育场

to take place / to carry out

UEFA Champions League

Ōuzhōu Guànjūn Liánsài

欧洲冠军联赛

final / championship match

HSK 5May 8

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
iOS 27 (Apple mobile operating system)
iOS 27
iOS 27
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
user
yònghù
用户
to choose / to select
xuǎnzé
选择
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
model
móxíng
模型
to power / to drive
qūdòng
驱动
intelligent features
zhìnéng gōngnéng
智能功能
。

Apple (company)

to plan / plans

iOS 27 (Apple mobile operating system)

Apple Intelligence (AI feature suite)

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence

to allow / to permit

will (future marker)

Claude (AI assistant)

Gemini (Google AI model)

and so on / etc.

AI (artificial intelligence)

HSK 3May 8

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
and / with
yǔ
与
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
computing power
suànlì
算力
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Anthropic (AI company)

will (future marker)

to lease / to rent

SpaceX (rocket company)

Memphis (city in Tennessee, USA)

structural particle

Colossus 1 (data center name)

shùjù zhōngxīn

computing power

to meet / to satisfy

rapidly growing

kuàisù zēngzhǎng

structural particle

HSK 4May 8

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to exit / to withdraw from
tuìchū
退出
China
Zhōngguó
中国
television
diànshì
电视
and
jí
及
home appliances
jiādiàn
家电
market
shìchǎng
市场
，
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
34 years
34 nián
34年
structural particle
de
的
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
history
lìshǐ
历史
。

South Korea / Korean

electronics giant

diànzǐ jùtóu

to cease / to stop

Zhōngguó dàlù

selling / sales of

lasting as long as

structural particle