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·HSK 5April 26

IBM (technology company)
IBM
IBM
first quarter (Q1)
yī jìdù
一季度
revenue / sales
yíngshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to become
chéngwéi
成为
key / critical
guānjiàn
关键
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
engine / driver
yǐnqíng
引擎
。

IBM (technology company)

to announce / to publish

first quarter (Q1)

financial report / earnings

revenue / sales

to reach / to achieve

$15.9 billion US dollars

159 yì měiyuán

to grow / growth

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecast

HSK 3April 26

SK Hynix (semiconductor company)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
first quarter (Q1)
yī jìdù
一季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to set / to establish (a record)
chuàng
创
a new all-time record / historic high
lìshǐ xīn gāo
历史新高
，
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
demand
xūqiú
需求
strong / robust
qiángjìng
强劲
。

chip / semiconductor chip

SK Hynix (semiconductor company)

to announce / to publish

first quarter (Q1)

business results / performance

operating profit

yíngyè lìrùn

to grow / growth

to set (a record)

a historic record

HSK 4April 26

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
GPT-5.5 (AI language model)
GPT-5.5
GPT-5.5
，
describing it as / calling it
chēng qí
称其
as / to be
wéi
为
up to now / to date
qìjīn
迄今
the most capable / strongest
zuì qiáng
最强
modifier particle
de
的
model
móxíng
模型
。

OpenAI (AI company)

on / at (time preposition)

to launch / to release

GPT-5.5 (AI language model)

the said / this

series / product line

GPT-4.5 (previous AI model)

since then / ever since

completely / fully

modifier particle

foundational / base

HSK 2April 26

May Day / May 1st holiday
Wǔ Yī
五一
before / ahead of
qián
前
China
Zhōngguó
中国
southern China / the south
nánfāng
南方
to issue / to release
fābù
发布
heavy rain / downpour
bàoyǔ
暴雨
warning / early alert
yùjǐng
预警
。

meteorological / weather

department / authority

multiple / several

sì yuè èrshíliù rì

四月二十六日

to welcome / to experience

there exists / there is

shāntǐ huápō

HSK 3April 26

China
Zhōngguó
中国
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to launch / to send up
fāshè
发射
internet
hùliánwǎng
互联网
technology
jìshù
技术
test / experimental
shìyàn
试验
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
。

on / at (formal)

sì yuè èrshísì rì

四月二十四日

Xichang (city in Sichuan)

Long March-2D rocket

Cháng Zhēng Èr Hào Dīng

长征二号丁

completion particle

a set of / a group of

test / experimental

preset / planned

HSK 5April 26

Warner Bros Discovery
Huánà Xiōngdì Tànyǎo Gōngsī
华纳兄弟探索公司
shareholders
gǔdōng
股东
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
with (formal)
yǔ
与
Paramount
Pàilāméng
派拉蒙
structural particle
de
的
merger
hébìng
合并
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Warner Bros Discovery

Huánà Xiōngdì Tànyǎo Gōngsī

华纳兄弟探索公司

on / at (formal)

sì yuè èrshísān rì

四月二十三日

completion particle

Paramount Skydance

Pàilāméng-Tiānkōng Chuánméi

派拉蒙-天空传媒

structural particle

deal / transaction

enterprise value

qǐyè jiàzhí

to reach / to amount to

yīqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán

一千一百亿美元

regulatory body

jiānguǎn jīgòu

approval / clearance

HSK 2April 26

Nvidia (chip company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$5 trillion
wǔ wànyì měiyuán
五万亿美元
。

chip / semiconductor

structural particle

stock price / share price

sì yuè èrshísì rì

四月二十四日

to set a record

lìshǐ xīn gāo

market capitalization

to break through

wǔ wànyì měiyuán

五万亿美元

global / worldwide

structural particle

HSK 3April 26

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
next-generation / new generation
xīn yī dài
新一代
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
model (AI/ML)
móxíng
模型
V4 (version 4)
V4
V4
。

AI / artificial intelligence

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

on / at (formal preposition)

sì yuè èrshísì rì

四月二十四日

completion particle

series / lineup

V4-Pro (high-performance variant)

V4-Flash (lightweight variant)

token (AI/computing)

structural particle

extra-long / extremely long

context window (computing)

method / approach

competitors / rival companies

jìngzhēng duìshǒu

HSK 3April 25

Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
significantly / by a large margin
dà fú
大幅
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
capital expenditure / capex
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
budget
yùsuàn
预算
。

Tesla (electric vehicle company)

(verb marker for future action)

capital expenditure / capex

zīběn zhīchū

to raise to / to increase to

more than / exceeding

250 yì měiyuán

approximately / roughly

(structural particle)

three times / triple

mainly / primarily

autonomous driving / self-driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

rénxíng jīqìrén

人形机器人

robotaxi / driverless taxi

wúrén chūzū chē

无人出租车

(structural particle)

research and development / R&D

HSK 6April 25

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to require / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to accept / to receive
jiēshòu
接受
US side / American party
Měi fāng
美方
capital / investment
zīběn
资本
must / required to
xū
须
through / via
jīng
经
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
approval / regulatory review
shěnpī
审批
。

according to reports

National Development and Reform Commission / NDRC

and other / such as

regulatory authorities / regulators

jiāngǎn jīgòu

to notify / to inform

Moonshot AI (Chinese AI company)

Yuè zhī Ànmiàn

Zìjié Tiàodòng

and other / such as

multiple / several

AI (artificial intelligence)

startups / early-stage companies

chūchuàng qǐyè

must / required to

before / prior to

to accept / to receive

capital / investment

before / prior to

to obtain / to receive

(structural particle)

explicit / clear

approval / authorization

this move / this action

to be seen as / to be regarded as

toward / regarding

Meta (US tech company)

to acquire / acquisition

AI (artificial intelligence)

Manus (AI startup)

the matter of / this incident

(structural particle)

response / reply