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·HSK 6May 7

Novo Nordisk
Nuòhé Nuòdé
诺和诺德
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to reach / to conclude
dáchéng
达成
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
partnership / cooperation
hézuò
合作
，
in order to
yǐ
以
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
drug / medicine
yàowù
药物
research and development
yán fā
研发
。

giant / major player

Nuòhé Nuòdé

on (date marker)

to cover / to encompass

drug / medicine

research and development

manufacturing / production

and / as well as

commercial / business

entire chain / end-to-end

quán liàntiáo

aimed at / with the goal of

by means of / with the help of

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

to shorten / to reduce

application / use

(possessive / modifier particle)

cycle / timeline

HSK 5May 7

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
during / while
zài
在
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
after
hòu
后
to continue
jìxù
继续
to attack / to strike
xíjī
袭击
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
，
Zelenskyy
Zélínsījī
泽连斯基
to give / to express
yǔyǐ
予以
to condemn / to denounce
qiǎnzé
谴责
。

around / before and after

to implement / to carry out

unilateral / one-sided

immediately / right after

attack / strike

attack / strike

to cause / to result in

to state / to call

the Russian side

more than / over

HSK 4May 7

United States
Měiguó
美国
Securities and Exchange Commission
Zhèngjiānhuì
证监会
to propose
tíyì
提议
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
listed companies / public companies
shàngshì gōngsī
上市公司
to change to / to switch to
gǎiwéi
改为
every year / annually
měinián
每年
twice
liǎng cì
两次
to disclose
pīlù
披露
financial results / earnings
yèjì
业绩
。

Zhèngjiānhuì

listed companies

shàngshì gōngsī

with / by means of

every half year / semi-annually

(possessive / modifier particle)

current / existing

quarterly report

system / mechanism

to believe / to think

to help / to contribute to

companies / enterprises

development / growth

to worry about / to be concerned about

to decline / to decrease

HSK 3May 7

Samsung
Sānxīng
三星
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one trillion
yī wàn yì
一万亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元
，
to join
jiārù
加入
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
elite
jīngyīng
精英
club
jùlèbù
俱乐部
。

in a single day

to rise / to go up

bǎifēnzhī shísì

market capitalization

for the first time

to exceed / to surpass

following / after

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)

after / following

the second company

to reach / to achieve

(possessive / modifier particle)

HSK 3May 6

May Day / May 1st holiday
Wǔyī
五一
holiday / vacation
jiàqī
假期
during / throughout
qījiān
期间
，
foreigners / foreign nationals
wàiguórén
外国人
visa-free
miǎnqiān
免签
to enter the country
rùjìng
入境
China
Zhōngguó
中国
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
436,000
43.6 wàn
43.6万
person-trips / visits
rén cì
人次
。

National Immigration Administration

Guójiā Yímín Guǎnlǐjú

国家移民管理局

data / statistics

to show / to indicate

May Day holiday

holiday / vacation

to enter the country

more than / exceeding

year-on-year / compared with the same period

to grow / growth

HSK 2May 6

Trump (Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
will / shall
jiāng
将
on / at (time marker)
yú
于
May 14th
wǔyuè shísì rì
五月十四日
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
，
with
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to meet / to have a meeting
huìmiàn
会面
。

Trump (Donald Trump)

on / at (time marker)

wǔyuè shísì rì

五月十四日

to arrive at / to go to

president / head of state

guójiā zhǔxí

to hold talks / talks

in nearly ten years

jìn shí nián

the first / number one

HSK 5May 6

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to the US / toward the US
duì Měi
对美
exports
chūkǒu
出口
due to / because of
yīn
因
Trump (Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
25 percent
25%
25%
。

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Guójiā Tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

data / statistics

to show / to indicate

Trump (Donald Trump)

to implement / to enforce

since (a time point)

goods / merchandise

to fall / to decline

approximately / about

at the same time / meanwhile

yǔ cǐ tónɡshí

to continue / to sustain

to grow / growth

to lead to / to cause

to appear / to emerge

HSK 4May 6

US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
approaching / nearing
jiējìn
接近
framework
kuàngjià
框架
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
consecutively / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng rì
两日
to fall sharply / to plunge
dàdiē
大跌
。

Secretary of State

Rubio (Marco Rubio)

offensive phase

has been declared concluded

ended / concluded

both sides / both parties

currently in the process of

to negotiate / to consult

affected by this

influence / impact

Brent (crude oil benchmark)

fell to / dropped to

HSK 3May 6

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
Gemma 4 (open AI model)
Gemma 4
Gemma 4
，
claiming to be / described as
hàochēng
号称
the most powerful / strongest
zuìqiáng
最强
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
model / AI model
móxíng
模型
。

on / at (time marker)

to release / to publish

Gemma 4 (open AI model)

currently / at present

global / worldwide

páimíng dìsān

structural particle

open / publicly available

model / AI model

this / the said (formal)

model / AI model

to adopt / to use

Apache 2.0 (open-source license)

license / permit

commercial / business

HSK 4May 6

Palantir Technologies (data analytics company)
Palantir
Palantir
first quarter / Q1
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue / earnings
yíngsōu
营收
to surge / to rise sharply
dà zhǎng
大涨
85 percent
85%
85%
，
full year / annual
quán nián
全年
guidance / forecast
yùqī
预期
to raise / to revise upward
shàng tiáo
上调
。

analysis / analytics

company / corporation

Palantir Technologies

to announce / to release

first quarter / Q1

financial results / performance

year-over-year / compared to the same period last year

to grow / growth

16.3 yì měiyuán