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·HSK 4July 16

China
Zhōngguó
中国
first half of the year / H1
shàngbànnián
上半年
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
4.7 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn qī
百分之四点七
。

first half of the year / H1

shàngbànnián

year-on-year / compared to same period last year

to grow / to increase

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn qī

百分之四点七

total / aggregate

to reach / to achieve

69.57 trillion yuan

69.57 wànyì yuán

Shìjiè Yínháng

projected / estimated

due to / affected by

adjustment / restructuring

and other factors / etc.

influence / impact

to slow to / to decelerate to

fànghuǎn zhì

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sì

百分之四点四

HSK 5July 16

IBM (technology company)
IBM
IBM
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
to plunge / to crash (in value)
bàodiē
暴跌
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
，
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
in history / historically
shǐshàng
史上
largest / greatest
zuìdà
最大
single-day
dān rì
单日
decline / drop (in value)
diēfú
跌幅
。

to release / to issue

second quarter / Q2

profit warning / earnings warning

yínglì yùjǐng

stating / saying

below / lower than

expectations / forecast

to cause / to lead to

to set a record

(adverbial particle)

to plunge / to crash

bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ

百分之二十五

CEO / Chief Executive Officer

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

attributed to (in this context)

results / performance

falling short of expectations

and / as well as

jīchǔ shèshī

business / operations

weak / sluggish

HSK 3July 16

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
June
liùyuè
六月
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
to set / to achieve (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time high / historical record
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
。

to announce / to release

year-on-year / compared to same period last year

to grow / to increase

about 36 percent

yuē bǎifēnzhī sānshíliù

约百分之三十六

to set / to establish (a record)

lìshǐ xīngāo

fēnxī rénshì

believe / consider

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

to drive / to propel

(completion marker)

global / worldwide

chips / semiconductors

(possessive particle)

growth / increase

HSK 2July 16

Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to surge greatly / to soar
dà zhǎng
大涨
，
to set / to establish (a record)
chuàng
创
historical record / all-time record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

to announce / to release

second quarter / Q2

earnings / performance results

to grow / to increase

bǎifēnzhī qīshíbā

百分之七十八

zǒng yíngsōu

to reach / to achieve

203.4 yì měiyuán

to set / to establish (a record)

lìshǐ xīngāo

HSK 4July 15

beautiful
měi
美
country
guó
国
supervise
jiān
监
manage
guǎn
管
machine
jī
机
structure
gòu
构
allow
yǔn
允
permit
xǔ
许
middle
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
purchase
gòu
购
buy
mǎi
买
H200 chip
H200
H200
core
xīn
芯
piece
piàn
片
。

HSK 4July 15

middle
zhōng
中
country
guó
国
to
duì
对
sun
rì
日
root
běn
本
rare
xī
稀
earth
tǔ
土
exit
chū
出
mouth
kǒu
口
forbid
jìn
禁
order
lìng
令
implement
shí
实
action
shī
施
rise
shēng
升
level
jí
级
。

HSK 3July 15

platform
tái
台
wind
fēng
风
bar
bā
巴
power
wēi
威
lead
yǐn
引
trigger
fā
发
east
dōng
东
north
běi
北
drop
jiàng
降
rain
yǔ
雨
line
liè
列
vehicle
chē
车
stop
tíng
停
transport
yùn
运
。

HSK 4July 15

wisdom
zhì
智
spectrum
pǔ
谱
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
melt
róng
融
capital
zī
资
40
40
40
hundred million
yì
亿
beautiful
měi
美
currency
yuán
元
support
zhī
支
hold
chí
持
business
yè
业
matter
wu
务
expand
kuò
扩
develop
zhǎn
展
。

artificial intelligence

hundred million

HSK 4July 15

character
zì
字
section
jié
节
jump
tiào
跳
move
dòng
动
close
guān
关
shut
bì
闭
bean
dòu
豆
bundle
bāo
包
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
assist
zhù
助
hand
shǒu
手
service
fú
服
service
wu
务
。

artificial intelligence

HSK 5July 15

China
zhōngguó
中国
to host
zhǔbàn
主办
2026
2026 nián
2026年
world
shìjiè
世界
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
conference
dàhuì
大会
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng