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·HSK 4May 5

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
profit
lìrùn
利润
to grow by a large margin
dàfú zēngzhǎng
大幅增长

Samsung Electronics
Sānxīng Diànzǐ
三星电子
to announce
gōngbù
公布
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results
yèjì
业绩
operating revenue
yíngyè shōurù
营业收入
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
133.9 trillion Korean won (approx. $90 billion)
133.9 wànyì hányuán
133.9万亿韩元
to set an all-time record high
chuàngxià lìshǐ xīngāo
创下历史新高
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
division / department
bùmén
部门
operating profit
yíngyè lìrùn
营业利润
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
48 times over
48 bèi
48倍
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
demand
xūqiú
需求
is / serves as
shì
main driving force
zhǔyào tuīdònglì
主要推动力

United States
Měiguó
美国
gasoline / petrol
qìyóu
汽油
average price
jūnjià
均价
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
per gallon
měi jiālún
每加仑
$4.46 USD
4.46 měiyuán
4.46美元
possibly / or
huò
to approach / to draw close to
bījìn
逼近
historical
lìshǐ
历史
highest / record high
zuìgāo
最高

due to / affected by
shòu
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
impact / effect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
United States
Měiguó
美国
nationwide / across the country
quánguó
全国
gasoline
qìyóu
汽油
average price
jūnjià
均价
Monday
zhōuyī
周一
already
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per gallon
měi jiālún
每加仑
$4.46 USD
4.46 měiyuán
4.46美元
far higher than
yuǎn gāo yú
远高于
pre-war
zhànqián
战前
structural particle
de
$2.98 USD
2.98 měiyuán
2.98美元

Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
to push / to drive
tuīdòng
推动
oil price
yóujià
油价
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$112 USD
112 měiyuán
112美元

because of / due to
yīn
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
price
jiàgé
价格
Monday
zhōuyī
周一
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$112.69 USD
112.69 měiyuán
112.69美元

UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Āliányù
阿联酋
to condemn / to denounce
qiǎnzé
谴责
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
using / with
yòng
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
to attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company)
ADNOC
ADNOC
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮

UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Āliányù
阿联酋
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
wàijiāobù
外交部
to condemn
qiǎnzé
谴责
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
Revolutionary Guard
gémìng wèiduì
革命卫队
in / at
zài
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
using
yòng
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
to attack / to strike
gōngjī
攻击
Abu Dhabi
Ābùzhābǐ
阿布扎比
national oil company
guójiā shíyóu gōngsī
国家石油公司
ADNOC
ADNOC
ADNOC
structural particle
de
one (vessel, used as measure word)
yī sōu
一艘
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮

United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
however / but
què
sharply / steeply
jíjù
急剧
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
to / up to
zhì
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%

United States
Měiguó
美国
Department of Commerce
shāngwùbù
商务部
data / figures
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
US
Měiguó
美国
real / actual
shíjì
实际
GDP
GDP
GDP
annualized
niánhuà
年化
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
is / at
wéi
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
but / however
dàn
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
indicator / index
zhǐbiāo
指标
for the same period
tóngqī
同期
rose to / climbed to
shēng zhì
升至
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
enterprise / business
qǐyè
企业
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
management / to manage
guǎnlǐ
管理
platform
píngtái
平台
Agent 365 (Microsoft product)
Agent 365
Agent 365
officially / formal
zhèngshì
正式
to go live / to launch
shàngxiàn
上线

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
May 1st
5 yuè 1 rì
5月1日
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Agent 365 (Microsoft product)
Agent 365
Agent 365
platform
píngtái
平台
to help / to assist
bāngzhù
帮助
enterprise / business
qǐyè
企业
to manage
guǎnlǐ
管理
and
to protect / to secure
bǎohù
保护
AI
AI
AI
agent / proxy
dàilǐ
代理

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
robot / robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
research and development
yánfā
研发

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
on / at (formal time marker)
May 1st
5 yuè 1 rì
5月1日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
robotics
jīqìrén
机器人
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Assured Robot Intelligence (robotics AI startup)
Assured Robot Intelligence
Assured Robot Intelligence
in order to / so as to
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
its
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
strategy / strategic plan
zhànlüè
战略
the company (referring to ARI)
gāi gōngsī
该公司
structural particle
de
team
tuánduì
团队
will (future marker)
jiāng
to join
jiārù
加入
Meta
Meta
Meta
structural particle
de
Superintelligence Labs
chāojí zhìnéng shíyànshì
超级智能实验室
research division
yánjiū bùmén
研究部门

Novo Nordisk (pharmaceutical company)
Nuòhé Nuòdé
诺和诺德
with
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to cooperate / partnership
hézuò
合作
will (future marker)
jiāng
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to integrate into / to embed in
róngrù
融入
drugs / medicine
yàowù
药物
research and development / R&D
yánfā
研发
entire process / end-to-end workflow
quán liúchéng
全流程

Denmark
Dānmài
丹麦
pharmaceutical / drug manufacturing
zhìyào
制药
company
gōngsī
公司
Novo Nordisk
Nuòhé Nuòdé
诺和诺德
with
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
strategic / strategy
zhànlüè
战略
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
will (future marker)
jiāng
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to integrate into / to embed in
róngrù
融入
drug research and development
yàowù yánfā
药物研发
production / manufacturing
shēngchǎn
生产
and
supply chain
gōngyìng liàn
供应链
entire process / end-to-end workflow
quán liúchéng
全流程
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
key focus / priority
zhòngdiǎn
重点
is / to be
shì
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
to discover / discovery
fāxiàn
发现
obesity
féipàngzhèng
肥胖症
and
diabetes
tángniàobìng
糖尿病
new treatments / new therapies
xīn liáofǎ
新疗法
full / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
deployment / to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
plan / planned
jìhuà
计划
by (formal time marker)
end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
to complete / to finish
wánchéng
完成

Beijing (as seat of government)
Běijīng
北京
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to demand / to require
yāoqiú
要求
China
Zhōngguó
中国
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to ignore / to disregard
wúshì
无视
the United States
Měiguó
美国
against / on
duì
oil refiners / petroleum refiners
liànyóu shāng
炼油商
(possessive particle)
de
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁

China
Zhōngguó
中国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
publicly / openly
gōngkāi
公开
to demand / to require
yāoqiú
要求
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to ignore / to disregard
wúshì
无视
the United States
Měiguó
美国
against / on
duì
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
oil refiners
liànyóu shāng
炼油商
(possessive particle)
de
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
to continue
jìxù
继续
to carry out / to conduct
kāizhǎn
开展
relevant / related
xiāngguān
相关
business / business dealings
yèwù
业务
exchanges / dealings
wǎnglái
往来
this move / this action
cǐjǔ
此举
to raise / to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
outside observers / the outside world
wàijiè
外界
regarding / about
duì
China
Zhōngguó
中国
banks
yínháng
银行
institutions / organizations
jīgòu
机构
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
(passive marker)
bèi
to be excluded / to be cut off
páichú
排除
from / outside of
zài
US dollar
Měiyuán
美元
settlement / clearing
jiésuàn
结算
system / framework
tǐxì
体系
outside of / beyond
zhīwài
之外
(attributive particle)
de
concerns / worries
dānyōu
担忧

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
tariffs / customs duties
guānshuì
关税
to cause / to make (formal)
lìng
the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to the US / directed at the US
duì Měi
对美
goods / merchandise
huòwù
货物
exports
chūkǒu
出口
to fall / to decline
xiàjiàng
下降
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五

the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
toward / to
duì
the United States
Měiguó
美国
goods / merchandise
huòwù
货物
exports
chūkǒu
出口
following / after
zài
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
to implement / to put into effect
shíshī
实施
after / following
hòu
to fall / to decline
xiàjiàng
下降
(completion marker)
le
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
to decrease / to fall
jiǎnshǎo
减少
approximately
yuē
£1.5 billion
shíwǔ yì Yīngbàng
十五亿英镑
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔ cǐ tóngshí
与此同时
imports
jìnkǒu
进口
to increase / to grow
zēngjiā
增加
the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
already (formal)
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
three months
sān gè yuè
三个月
to see / to experience
chūxiàn
出现
with the US / against the US
duì Měi
对美
trade
màoyì
贸易
trade deficit
nìchā
逆差