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·HSK 5April 23

the European Union / EU
Ōuméng
欧盟
to approve / to give approval for
pīzhǔn
批准
to / toward
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to provide / to offer
tígōng
提供
90 billion euros
900 yì Ōuyuán
900亿欧元
loan / credit
dàikuǎn
贷款
and / simultaneously
bìng
并
to pass / to adopt
tōngguò
通过
the 20th round
dì èrshí lún
第二十轮
against Russia / targeting Russia
duì É
对俄
sanctions / punitive measures
zhìcái
制裁
。

the European Union / EU

member states / member countries

chéngyuán guó

on / at (formal)

approved / gave approval for

to provide / to offer

90 billion euros

900 yì Ōuyuán

structural particle

and / simultaneously

regarding / on (a topic)

dì èrshí lún

against Russia / targeting Russia

sanctions measures / restrictive measures

zhìcái cuòshī

to reach agreement / to reach consensus

dáchéng yīzhì

this time / on this occasion

decision / approval

withdrew / pulled back

intention / stance

after / following

was made possible / was able to

to be realized / to come about

HSK 2April 23

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
eighth generation
dì bā dài
第八代
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
，
to challenge / to compete with
tiǎozhàn
挑战
Nvidia (semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
。

cloud computing

conference / summit

at / on (an event)

released / announced

eighth generation

artificial intelligence

chip / microchip

chip / microchip

divided into / split into

training / model training

inference / reasoning

two types / two kinds

performance / capability

significantly / by a large margin

improved / enhanced

HSK 4April 23

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to obtain / to secure
huòdé
获得
at (a price) / for
yǐ
以
$60 billion
600 yì měiyuán
600亿美元
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
Cursor (AI coding startup)
Cursor
Cursor
structural particle
de
的
option / right of purchase
xuǎnzéquán
选择权
。

space exploration company

tàikōng tànsuǒ gōngsī

太空探索公司

SpaceX (rocket company)

to announce / to declare

AI coding / AI programming

startup / newly founded company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Cursor (AI coding startup)

to reach / to conclude (an agreement)

agreement / deal

to obtain / to secure

600 yì měiyuán

to acquire / to buy out

the company / said company

structural particle

option / right of purchase

if / in the event that

SpaceX (rocket company)

ultimately / in the end

to acquire / to buy

then / in that case

to pay / to disburse

100 yì měiyuán

structural particle

collaboration fee / partnership payment

hézuò fèiyòng

HSK 4April 23

Germany
Déguó
德国
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
economic sentiment / business climate
jǐngqì
景气
index
zhǐshù
指数
sharply / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to slide down / to fall
xiàhuá
下滑
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
suffered / took a hit
zāoshòu
遭受
a heavy blow / sharp setback
zhòngcuò
重挫
。

ZEW (German economic research institute)

sentiment / business climate

(possessive particle)

zhòujiàng zhì

(possessive particle)

minus 17.2 points

within two months

liǎng gè yuè nèi

magnitude / by a margin

as high as / reaching

this (occurrence)

is considered to be

the Russia-Ukraine War

É-Wū Zhànzhēng

dramatic / severe

one occurrence / episode

HSK 5April 23

US-Iran / American-Iranian
Měi-Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations / talks
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be mired in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / stalemate
jiāngjú
僵局
，
Hormuz (as in Strait of Hormuz)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
tense / tension
jǐnzhāng
紧张
situation
júshì
局势
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
。

senior / high-level

to accuse / to blame

the United States

led to / caused

talks / negotiations

a standstill / stagnation

at the same time / meanwhile

yǔ cǐ tóngshí

the United States

the Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

(relative clause marker)

vessels / ships

HSK 2April 23

Japan
Rìběn
日本
northeastern part / northeast
dōngběi bù
东北部
wildfire / forest fire
yěhuǒ
野火
to spread
mànyán
蔓延
，
more than / over
chāoguò
超过
one thousand people
qiān rén
千人
(passive marker)
bèi
被
required / ordered
yāoqiú
要求
to evacuate
chèlí
撤离
。

Iwate Prefecture (Japan)

Yánshǒu xiàn

Otsuchi town (Japan)

broke out / occurred

one thousand people

(passive marker)

required / ordered

the fire / fire disaster

burned / destroyed by fire

seven (buildings)

exceeded / more than

HSK 3April 23

GE Vernova (energy company)
GE Vernova
GE Vernova
first quarter / Q1
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations / estimates
yùqī
预期
，
to raise / to increase (guidance)
shàng tiáo
上调
full-year / annual
quánnián
全年
revenue
shōurù
收入
outlook / guidance
zhǎnwàng
展望
。

GE Vernova (energy company)

to announce / to release

(completion marker)

results / performance

to grow / growth

bǎifēnzhī shíliù

to exceed / to surpass

raised / upgraded

(completion marker)

forecast / guidance

shùjù zhōngxīn

(possessive particle)

power / electricity

HSK 4April 23

SpaceX (rocket and space company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to obtain / to acquire
huòdé
获得
with / at (a price)
yǐ
以
$60 billion
600 yì měiyuán
600亿美元
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
company
gōngsī
公司
Cursor (AI coding tool)
Cursor
Cursor
(possessive particle)
de
的
option (financial right to buy)
qīquán
期权
。

SpaceX (rocket and space company)

artificial intelligence

programming / coding

Cursor (AI coding tool)

to sign / to execute (an agreement)

agreement / deal

to obtain / to acquire

600 yì měiyuán

the said company / the aforementioned company

(possessive particle)

the right / entitlement

this (sum / deal)

deal / transaction

later in the year

wǎn xiē shíhòu

to complete / to finalize

the acquisition

or alternatively

100 yì měiyuán

to terminate / to end

the partnership / cooperation

HSK 5April 23

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
at
zài
在
in 2026
2026 nián
2026年
North America
Běi Měi
北美
technology
jìshù
技术
symposium / technology conference
yántǎo huì
研讨会
at (a venue/event)
shàng
上
to unveil / to release
fābù
发布
A13 (chip process node)
A13
A13
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturing process / process node
zhìchéng
制程
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

on / at (formal)

sì yuè èrshí èr rì

the United States

Santa Clara (city in California)

Shèngkèlālā

symposium / conference

formally / officially

to unveil / to announce

(completion marker)

latest / newest

A13 (chip process node)

manufacturing process node

process technology

A13 (chip process node)

process technology

mass production / volume production

mainly / primarily

to serve / to cater to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

high-performance computing / HPC

gāo xìngnéng jìsuàn

高性能计算

(possessive particle)

customers / clients

HSK 3April 22

Ethiopian Airlines
Āisāi-ébǐyà Hángkōng
埃塞俄比亚航空
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
to order / to purchase
dìnggòu
订购
six (aircraft)
liù jià
六架
Boeing 787-9 (Dreamliner aircraft)
Bōyīn 787-9
波音787-9
passenger aircraft
kèjī
客机
，
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
intercontinental
zhōujì
洲际
route network
hángxiàn wǎngluò
航线网络
。

Ethiopian Airlines

Āisāi-ébǐyà Hángkōng

埃塞俄比亚航空

sìyuè èrshí rì

四月二十日

structural particle

aircraft purchase options

gòujī qīquán

officially / formally

to convert into

zhuǎnhuàn wéi

quèdìng dìngdān

hángxiàn wǎngluò

Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia)

Yàdísīyàbèibā

亚的斯亚贝巴

structural particle

transcontinental / intercontinental

to improve / to increase

cargo / freight