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·HSK 2February 17

Year of the Horse
mǎ nián
马年
Spring Festival
chūn jié
春节
Feb 17
èr yuè shí qī rì
二月十七日
arrives
dào lái
到来
，
nationwide
quán guó
全国
celebrate
huān qìng
欢庆
New Year
xīn nián
新年

èr líng èr liù nián

二零二六年

Lunar Year of Horse

nóng lì mǎ nián

èr yuè shí qī rì

二月十七日

every household

jiā jiā hù hù

chī nián yè fàn

give red envelopes

tiē chūn lián

HSK 4February 12

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to raise funds
róngzī
融资
$30 billion
sānbǎi yì měiyuán
300亿美元
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
reaching
dá
达
$380 billion
sānqiān bābǎi yì měiyuán
3800亿美元
。

February 12, 2026

2026 nián 2 yuè 12 rì

2026年2月12日

(completed action)

sānbǎi yì měiyuán

(structural particle)

Series G funding

G lún róngzī

post-money valuation

tóu hòu gūzhí

sānqiān bābǎi yì měiyuán

the largest-scale

guīmó zuìdà de

规模最大的

venture capital

fēngxiǎn tóuzī

the second largest

HSK 4February 12

Semiconductor Industry Association
bàndǎotǐ hángyè xiéhuì
半导体行业协会
to forecast
yùcè
预测
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to approach / to near
jiējìn
接近
$1 trillion
yī wànyì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。

US Semiconductor Industry Association

Měiguó bàndǎotǐ hángyè xiéhuì

美国半导体行业协会

chip / microchip

to set a new record

7917 yì měiyuán

structural particle

historical record

and also / moreover

to approach / to near

yī wànyì měiyuán

一万亿美元

HSK 2February 9

Seattle Seahawks (NFL team)
Xīyǎtú Hǎiyīng
西雅图海鹰
to win
yíngdé
赢得
Super Bowl
Chāojí Wǎn
超级碗
，
to defeat decisively
dà shèng
大胜
the Patriots (New England Patriots)
Àiguózhě
爱国者
。

Seattle Seahawks

Xīyǎtú Hǎiyīng

西雅图海鹰

the 60th edition

dì liùshí jiè

èrshíjiǔ bǐ shísān

二十九比十三

to defeat decisively

New England Patriots

Xīn Yīnggélán Àiguózhě

新英格兰爱国者

HSK 6February 8

Japan
Rìběn
日本
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
LDP (Liberal Democratic Party)
Zìmíndǎng
自民党
to win / to secure
yíngdé
赢得
316 seats
sān bǎi yīshíliù xí
316席
，
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
postwar
zhànhòu
战后
largest / greatest
zuìdà
最大
single-party
dān dǎng
单党
election victory
shèngxuǎn
胜选
record
jìlù
纪录
。

on (formal time marker)

February 8, 2026

èr líng èr liù nián èr yuè bā rì

2026年2月8日

to hold (an event)

early / ahead of schedule

House of Representatives

zhòng yì yuàn

LDP (Liberal Democratic Party)

solely won / alone secured

sān bǎi yīshíliù xí

to set (a record)

election victory

highest / all-time

Sanae Takaichi (Japanese PM)

Gāoshì Zǎomiáo

to lead / at the helm of

ruling coalition

zhízhèng liánméng

jointly won / combined total of

sān bǎi wǔshí èr xí

to achieve / to obtain

sufficient to / enough to

to override (in parliament)

Upper House / House of Councillors

structural particle

absolute majority / supermajority

juéduì duōshù

to consolidate / to strengthen

aspect particle

their / its (formal)

governing / administration

HSK 6February 6

4 big tech giants
sì dà kē jì jù tóu
四大科技巨头
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
AI
AI
capex
zī běn zhī chū
资本支出
combined total
hé jì
合计
approx
yuē
约
$650B
liù qiān wǔ bǎi yì měi yuán
六千五百亿美元

èr líng èr liù nián

二零二六年

liù qiān wǔ bǎi yì měi yuán

六千五百亿美元

jiào shàng nián

bǎi fēn zhī qī shí

百分之七十

HSK 6February 5

Amazon
yà mǎ xùn
亚马逊
Q4
dì sì jì dù
第四季度
revenue
yíng shōu
营收
exceeds
chāo
超
$200B
èr qiān yì
二千亿
，
AWS
AWS
grew
zēng zhǎng
增长
24%
bǎi fēn zhī èr shí sì
百分之二十四

èr líng èr wǔ nián

二零二五年

dì sì jì dù

HSK 2February 4

The Washington Post (newspaper name)
Huáshèngdùn Yóubào
《华盛顿邮报》
to lay off / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
约
about 300
sān bǎi míng
三百名
journalist / reporter
jìzhě
记者
。

major newspaper

The Washington Post

Huáshèngdùn Yóubào

《华盛顿邮报》

February 4, 2026

èr líng èr liù nián èr yuè sì rì

2026年2月4日

sān bǎi míng

journalist / reporter

newspaper company

structural particle

sān fēn zhī yī

to close / to shut down

aspect particle

HSK 6February 4

Google
gǔ gē
谷歌
annual revenue
quán nián yíng shōu
全年营收
first time
shǒu cì
首次
breaks
tū pò
突破
$400B
sì qiān yì měi yuán
四千亿美元
，
cloud
yún jì suàn
云计算
growth rate
zēng sù
增速
reaches
dá
达
48%
bǎi fēn zhī sì shí bā
百分之四十八

èr líng èr wǔ nián

二零二五年

quán nián yíng shōu

sì qiān yì měi yuán

四千亿美元

gāo sù zēng zhǎng

HSK 2February 3

Spain / Spanish
Xībānyá
西班牙
Santander (bank)
Sāngtǎndé
桑坦德
bank
yínháng
银行
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
for / at (a price of)
yǐ
以
$12.3 billion
123亿美元
123亿美元
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
Webster (bank)
Wéibósītè
韦伯斯特
bank
yínháng
银行
。

Spain / Spanish

Santander (bank)

on (formal preposition)

èr yuè sān rì

will / plans to

for / at (a price of)

to acquire / acquisition

merger / to merge

to reach / to amount to