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·HSK 6April 25

International Monetary Fund / IMF
guójì huòbì jījīn zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
to lower (verb marker for action)
jiāng
将
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēng zhǎng
增长
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
to downgrade / to lower
xià tiáo
下调
to / down to
zhì
至
3.1 percent
3.1%
3.1%
，
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to be listed as / designated as
liè wéi
列为
primary / top
shǒuyào
首要
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。

International Monetary Fund / IMF

guójì huòbì jījīn zǔzhī

国际货币基金组织

2026 nián sì yuè

World Economic Outlook (IMF report)

shìjiè jīngjì zhǎnwàng

《世界经济展望》

(verb marker for action)

for the current year / this year

global / worldwide

economy / economic

forecast / expectation

to downgrade / to lower

ongoing / continuing

(structural particle)

wǔzhuāng chōngtū

to designate / to identify as

to drag down / to weigh on

global / worldwide

(structural particle)

HSK 4April 25

Intel (US chipmaker)
yīngtèěr
英特尔
quarterly earnings report
jì bào
季报
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
stock price / share price
gǔ jià
股价
to set (a record) / to establish
chuàng
创
37 years
sānshíqī nián
37年
largest / biggest
zuì dà
最大
single-day
dān rì
单日
price gain / increase
zhǎng fú
涨幅
。

Intel (US chipmaker)

to announce / to release

first quarter of 2026

2026 nián dì yī jì dù

2026年第一季度

revenue / sales

136 yì měiyuán

adjusted / after adjustment

tiáozhěng hòu

earnings per share / EPS

měi gǔ shōuyì

both / all equally

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecasts

stock price / share price

on that day / same day

to surge / to jump sharply

bǎifēnzhī èrshísì

to set (a record)

1987 nián yǐlái

largest / biggest

price gain / increase

HSK 5April 25

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
téngxùn
腾讯
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
large language model / LLM
dà móxíng
大模型
Hunyuan 3 (Tencent AI model)
hùnyuán sān
混元3
preview version / beta release
yùlǎn bǎn
预览版
。

Tencent Holdings (parent company)

téngxùn kònggǔ

at / on (formal preposition)

sì yuè èrshísì rì

to release / to announce

Hunyuan 3 (Tencent AI model)

preview version / beta release

a / one (product)

to adopt / to use

mixture-of-experts

hùnhé zhuānjiā

architecture / framework

(structural particle)

large language model

dàxíng yǔyán móxíng

大型语言模型

total number of parameters

zǒng cānshù liàng

reaching / amounting to

256,000 (tokens)

token (AI term)

(structural particle)

shàng xià wén

in / by means of

to provide / to offer

HSK 5April 25

the United States
Měiguó
美国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to restrict
xiànzhì
限制
China
Zhōngguó
中国
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to use
shǐyòng
使用
the United States
Měiguó
美国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
。

technology company

kējì gōngsī

to exploit / to make use of

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(descriptive particle)

behavior / conduct

to implement / to impose

controls / restrictions

to single out by name

HSK 3April 25

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
ceasefire agreement
tínghuǒ xiéyì
停火协议
to extend
yáncháng
延长
three weeks
sān zhōu
三周
。

the United States

the White House

to hold (a meeting)

talks / negotiations

will / to (future)

HSK 5April 25

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
central bank
yāngháng
央行
(future action particle)
jiāng
将
benchmark interest rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
to lower / to reduce
xiàtiáo
下调
50
wǔshí
五十
(measure word)
gè
个
basis points
jīdiǎn
基点
to / reaching
zhì
至
14.5 percent
14.5%
14.5%
。

(future action particle)

benchmark interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

50 basis points

wǔshí gè jīdiǎn

五十个基点

consecutive / in a row

the eighth time

to cut interest rates

HSK 2April 25

the European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to approve
pīzhǔn
批准
for / toward
duì
对
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
(descriptive particle)
de
的
$106 billion US dollars
1060 yì měiyuán
1060亿美元
loan
dàikuǎn
贷款
。

the European Union

(completed action particle)

one / a (measure word for items)

$106 billion US dollars

1060 yì měiyuán

(descriptive particle)

to deal with / to cope with

economy / economic

needs / requirements

HSK 4April 25

China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
brand new
quánxīn
全新
version 4
V4
V4
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
AI model
móxíng
模型
。

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

at / on (time preposition)

2026 nián 4 yuè 24 rì

2026年4月24日

(completed action particle)

preview version

V4 Flash (lightweight model)

V4 Pro (flagship model)

V4 Pro (flagship model)

to possess / to have

yīdiǎn liù wànyì

一点六万亿

(descriptive particle)

HSK 2April 23

scientists / researchers
kēxuéjiā
科学家
in / at
zài
在
Sichuan (province in China)
Sìchuān
四川
in the mountains / mountain area
shān zhōng
山中
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
new / newly identified
xīn
新
green / green-colored
lǜsè
绿色
snake
shé
蛇
species
wùzhǒng
物种
。

scientists / researchers

Sichuan (province in China)

structural particle

mountain / mountains

in the middle of / among

discovered / found

a type of / a species of

new / newly identified

green / green-colored

DNA / genetic testing

testing / analysis

to prove / to confirm

is not / was not

common / frequently seen

snakes / species of snake

but rather / instead is

completely new / brand-new

HSK 3April 23

China
Zhōngguó
中国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth rate / rate of increase
zēngsù
增速
to reach / to hit
dá
达
5 percent / five percent
bǎifēn zhī wǔ
百分之五
，
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
market expectations
shìchǎng yùqī
市场预期
。

National Bureau of Statistics

Guójiā Tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

to publish / to announce

GDP / gross domestic product

to reach / to achieve

bǎifēn zhī wǔ

to exceed / to surpass

market expectations

shìchǎng yùqī

new energy / clean energy

xīn néngyuán

strong / robust

growth / increase

to the US / US-bound

noticeably / markedly

to decline / to fall