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·HSK 32 days ago

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (preceding a date)
yú
于
October 13th
shíyuè shísān rì
十月十三日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
Welcome Home (name of Apple event)
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
，
expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
等
new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

Píngguǒ Gōngsī

shíyuè shísān rì

十月十三日

at (a location / event)

to showcase / to display

zhìnéng jiājū

according to reports

HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)

second generation

HomePod mini (Apple smart speaker)

Apple TV (Apple streaming device)

HSK 42 days ago

China
Zhōngguó
中国
NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission)
Fāgǎiwěi
发改委
to pledge / to commit to
chéngnuò
承诺
to roll out
tuīchū
推出
more / additional
gèng duō
更多
policy tools
zhèngcè gōngjù
政策工具
，
to work hard to protect
lì bǎo
力保
full-year / annual
quánnián
全年
economic targets
jīngjì mùbiāo
经济目标
。

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

Guójiā Fāzhǎn hé Gǎigé Wěiyuánhuì

国家发展和改革委员会

to state / to indicate

zhèngcè gōngjù

economic growth targets

jīngjì zēngzhǎng mùbiāo

经济增长目标

HSK 32 days ago

Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
poet
shīrén
诗人
Anne Carson (Canadian poet)
Ānnī Kǎsēn
安妮·卡森
to win / to be honored with
rónghuò
荣获
2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuòbèiěr
诺贝尔
Prize in Literature
wénxué jiǎng
文学奖
。

Swedish Academy

shíyuè bā rì

to receive / to win

Prize in Literature

wénxué jiǎng

to be famous / well-known

HSK 52 days ago

three
sān wèi
三位
scientists
kēxué jiā
科学家
for / because of
yīn
因
pioneering
kāichuàng
开创
optogenetics
guāng yíchuán xué
光遗传学
technology
jìshù
技术
jointly
gòngtóng
共同
to be awarded
rónghuò
荣获
2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuòbèiěr
诺贝尔
Physiology
shēnglǐ xué
生理学
or
huò
或
Medicine Prize
yīxué jiǎng
医学奖
。

shíyuè wǔ rì

guāng yíchuán xué

guāng yíchuán xué

shénjīng yuán

HSK 53 days ago

former / previous
qián
前
the United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
High Commissioner for Human Rights
rénquán shìwù gāojí zhuānyuán
人权事务高级专员
Navi Pillay (South African jurist and human rights advocate)
Nàwéi Pílái
纳维·皮莱
to be honored with / to win
rónghùo
荣获
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
the Nobel Peace Prize
Nuòbèiěr Hépíng Jiǎng
诺贝尔和平奖
。

the Nobel Committee

Nuòbèiěr wěiyuánhuì

诺贝尔委员会

the Nobel Peace Prize

Nuòbèiěr Hépíng Jiǎng

诺贝尔和平奖

to award / to bestow upon

the United Nations

High Commissioner for Human Rights

rénquán shìwù gāojí zhuānyuán

人权事务高级专员

Navi Pillay (South African human rights advocate)

Nàwéi Pílái

to recognize / to honor

yǐ biǎozhāng

her (formal pronoun)

international human rights

guójì rénquán

(possessive particle)

lifelong contributions

bìshēng gòngxiàn

HSK 53 days ago

Molchanov (champion freediver)
Mò ěr chá nuò fū
莫尔查诺夫
with / at (a score of)
yǐ
以
137 meters
137 mǐ
137米
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
constant weight
héngzhòng
恒重
freediving
zìyóu qiánshuǐ
自由潜水
men
nánzǐ
男子
world record
shìjiè jìlù
世界纪录
。

zìyóu qiánshuǐ

yùndòng yuán

Alexey Molchanov (Russian freediver)

Ā liè kè xiè Mò ěr chá nuò fū

阿列克谢·莫尔查诺夫

held / taking place

(attributive particle)

AIDA (International Association for Development of Apnea)

Depth World Championships

shìjiè shēndù jǐnbiāosài

世界深度锦标赛

to break / to shatter

constant-weight freediving

héngzhòng zìyóu qiánshuǐ

恒重自由潜水

shìjiè jìlù

to win / to be honored with

overall champion

zǒng guànjūn

HSK 53 days ago

international
guójì
国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to maintain / to sustain
wéichí
维持
high level / elevated level
gāowèi
高位
，
Nasdaq (stock exchange)
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
Thursday
zhōusì
周四
to close lower / to finish down
shōu diē
收跌
1.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn sān
1.3%
。

Brent (crude oil benchmark)

to quote at / to stand at

approximately $103 per barrel

měi tǒng yuē 103 měiyuán

每桶约103美元

composite index

zōnghé zhǐshù

bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn sān

the Middle East

geopolitics / geopolitical

dìyuán zhèngzhì

tense / strained

to be regarded as / considered to be

long-term / prolonged

(possessive particle)

main reason / primary cause

zhǔyào yuányīn

HSK 43 days ago

TSMC (the world largest semiconductor foundry)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
the third quarter
dì sān jìdù
第三季度
revenue / operating income
yíngshōu
营收
to set a record / record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
，
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
50 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshí
50%
。

TSMC (the world largest semiconductor foundry)

to announce / to make public

the third quarter

dì sān jìdù

revenue / operating income

to reach / to amount to

NT$1.49 trillion

xīn táibì 1.49 zhào yuán

新台币1.49兆元

to grow / to increase

bǎifēnzhī wǔshí

to set a record

all-time high / historic record

lìshǐ xīngāo

strong / robust

(possessive particle)

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

semiconductor chip

is / the reason being

driving force / key driver

HSK 33 days ago

China
Zhōngguó
中国
mainland
nèidì
内地
stock market
gǔshì
股市
after the holiday
jié hòu
节后
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to open for trading
kāipán
开盘
，
the Shanghai index (Shanghai Composite)
Hù Zhǐ
沪指
slightly / by a small margin
xiǎofú
小幅
to edge up / to rise
zǒu gāo
走高
。

Zhōngguó nèidì

shí yuè bā rì

to conclude / to end

National Day / Golden Week

to open for trading

the Shanghai Composite Index

Shàngzhèng zōnghé zhǐshù

上证综合指数

to rise / to go up

affected by / owing to

high oil prices

influence / impact

overall / broadly

to maintain / to keep

cautious / careful

HSK 3last week

Canada
Jiā ná dà
加拿大
author / writer
zuò jiā
作家
Anne Carson (Canadian author)
Ān nī Kǎ sēn
安妮·卡森
to be honored with / to win
róng huò
荣获
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuò bèi ěr
诺贝尔
Prize in Literature
wén xué jiǎng
文学奖
。

at / on (formal)

shí yuè bā rì

also (dual role)

author / writer

Ān nī Kǎ sēn

to win / to receive

Prize in Literature

wén xué jiǎng

the award committee

píng wěi huì

unique / distinctive

(attributive particle)

to break / to transcend

(completion particle)

(attributive particle)

boundaries / limits