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·HSK 5July 22

Taiwan
tái
strait
wān
core
xīn
chip
piàn
to make
zhì
to manufacture
zào
business
shāng
Taiwan
tái
to accumulate
electric
diàn
to set
chuàng
record
record
to receive
shōu
profit
same
tóng
time
shí
to expand
kuò
big
United States
měi
nation
guó
to invest
tóu
capital

Taiwan
tái
accumulate
electric
diàn
ordinal
two
èr
quarter
measure
net
jìng
profit
earnings
rùn
increase
zēng
grow
zhǎng
77 percent
77%
77%
that
gāi
public
gōng
company
announce
xuān
announce
in
zài
United
měi
States
guó
add
zhuī
add
jiā
invest
tóu
capital
100
100
100
billion
亿
US
měi
dollars
yuán

China
Zhōngguó
中国
economy
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
slows
fàngruǎn
放缓
to
zhì
4.3 percent
4.3%
4.3%

China
Zhōngguó
中国
second quarter
èr jìdù
二季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
is
wéi
4.3 percent
4.3%
4.3%
lower than
dī yú
低于
expected
yùqī
预期
(possessive particle)
de
4.5 percent
4.5%
4.5%
this is
zhè shì
这是
since
2022 year
2022 nián
2022年
fourth quarter
dì sì jìdù
第四季度
onwards
yǐlái
以来
lowest
zuìdī
最低
quarter
jìdù
季度

Xi Jinping (Chinese leader)
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to attend
chūxí
出席
2026
2026
2026
world
shìjiè
世界
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
conference
dàhuì
大会
opening ceremony
kāimù shì
开幕式

China
Zhōngguó
中国
chairman / president
zhǔxí
主席
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
will (future marker)
jiāng
at
zài
Shanghai
Shànghǎi
上海
to host / to hold
jǔbàn
举办
(possessive particle)
de
2026
2026
2026
world
shìjiè
世界
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
conference
dàhuì
大会
on
shàng
to deliver
fābiǎo
发表
keynote / main theme
zhǔzhǐ
主旨
speech / remarks
jiǎnghuà
讲话
conference
dàhuì
大会
to focus on
jùjiāo
聚焦
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
global
quánqiú
全球
governance
zhìlǐ
治理

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
toward
xiàng
Kuwait
Kēwēitè
科威特
to launch
fādòng
发动
intensive / concentrated
mì jí
密集
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
attacks
xí jī
袭击
oil prices
yóu jià
油价
in a single day
dān rì
单日
to surge sharply
bào zhǎng
暴涨
12 percent
bǎifēnzhī shí èr
12%

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Yīsīlán Gémìng Wèiduì
伊斯兰革命卫队
July 18
7 yuè 18 rì
7月18日
during the night
yè jiān
夜间
once again
zài dù
再度
against
duì
Kuwait
Kēwēitè
科威特
launched
fādòng
发动
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
and
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
strikes
xí jī
袭击
hitting
jī zhòng
击中
electricity
diàn lì
电力
and
water desalination
hǎishuǐ dànhuà
海水淡化
facilities
shè shī
设施
and
one
yī chù
一处
oil
shí yóu
石油
facility / base
jī dì
基地
international
guó jì
国际
oil prices
yóu jià
油价
due to
yīn
the Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr mùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
situation
jú shì
局势
continued
chí xù
持续
tense / escalating
jǐn zhāng
紧张
and as a result
ér
in a single day
dān rì
单日
rose
shàng zhǎng
上涨
approximately
yuē
12 percent
bǎifēnzhī shí èr
12%

Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
earthquake
dì zhèn
地震
death / fatalities
sǐ wáng
死亡
number of people
rén shù
人数
exceeds
chāo
5,100
5100
5100
the whole country / nationwide
quán guó
全国
to mourn
āi dào
哀悼
seven days
qī tiān
七天

June 24
6 yuè 24 rì
6月24日
that struck
fāshēng
发生
(relative clause marker)
de
Venezuela
Wěinèiruìlā
委内瑞拉
double / twin
shuāng chóng
双重
earthquakes
dì zhèn
地震
already
has caused
zào chéng
造成
more than 5,100 people
chāoguò 5100 rén
超过5100人
dead
sǐ wáng
死亡
approximately 50,000 people
yuē 5 wàn rén
约5万人
missing
shī zōng
失踪
the country
gāi guó
该国
acting president
dài zǒngtǒng
代总统
declared
xuānbù
宣布
nationwide
quán guó
全国
mourning
āi dào
哀悼
seven days
qī tiān
七天

Libya
Lìbǐyà
利比亚
to join
jiā rù
加入
China
Zhōngguó
中国
cross-border payment system
kuà jìng zhīfù xìtǒng
跨境支付系统
to accelerate
jiā sù
加速
to advance / to push forward
tuī jìn
推进
de-dollarization
qù měiyuán huà
去美元化
process
jìn chéng
进程

Libya
Lìbǐyà
利比亚
central bank
zhōngyāng yínháng
中央银行
and / with
the People's Bank of China
Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng
中国人民银行
on
July 19
7 yuè 19 rì
7月19日
to sign
qiān shǔ
签署
agreement
xié yì
协议
will
jiāng
Libya
Lìbǐyà
利比亚
commercial banks
shāngyè yínháng
商业银行
to connect to
jiē rù
接入
China
Zhōngguó
中国
Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS)
kuà jìng yínháng jiān zhīfù xìtǒng
跨境银行间支付系统
this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
will
jiāng
allow / enable
shǐ
使
both countries
liǎng guó
两国
to be able to
dé yǐ
得以
directly
zhíjiē
直接
using
Chinese yuan / renminbi
rénmínbì
人民币
to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
financial
jīn róng
金融
settlement / transactions
jié suàn
结算
to reduce
jiǎn shǎo
减少
toward / on
duì
the US dollar
měiyuán
美元
(possessive particle)
de
dependence / reliance
yīlài
依赖