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·HSK 3yesterday

Nippon Paint (company name)
Rìběn Túliào
日本涂料
and / with
yǔ
与
Sherwin-Williams (company name)
Xuānwěi
宣伟
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to bid for an acquisition
jìnggòu
竞购
the Netherlands
Hélán
荷兰
paint / coating
túliào
涂料
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
AkzoNobel (company name)
Ākèsū Nuòbèiěr
阿克苏诺贝尔
。

Nippon Paint (company name)

Rìběn Túliào

paint / coating

Sherwin-Williams (company name)

to put forward / to propose

to acquire / acquisition

the Netherlands

AkzoNobel (company name)

Ākèsū Nuòbèiěr

阿克苏诺贝尔

structural particle

plan / proposal

HSK 2yesterday

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
May
wǔyuè
五月
temperature / air temperature
qìwēn
气温
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
to break (a record)
pò
破
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

consecutively / in a row

to exceed / to surpass

35 degrees Celsius

to break (a record)

highest temperature

zuìgāo qìwēn

HSK 2yesterday

China
Zhōngguó
中国
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
5 percent
5%
5%
。

official / government

to show / to indicate

to grow / growth

HSK 4yesterday

China
Zhōngguó
中国
toward / for
duì
对
53 (countries)
53 gè
53个
Africa / African
Fēizhōu
非洲
country / nation
guójiā
国家
to implement / to put into effect
shíshī
实施
zero tariff / tariff-free
líng guānshuì
零关税
treatment / terms
dàiyù
待遇
。

starting from / since

starting from / beginning

to establish / to have

relations / ties

(possessive / modifier particle)

comprehensive / full

zero-tariff / duty-free

líng guānshuì

HSK 5yesterday

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Congo (DRC)
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
to constitute / to form
gòuchéng
构成
international
guójì
国际
sudden-onset / emergency
tūfā
突发
public health
gōnggòng wèishēng
公共卫生
event / incident
shìjiàn
事件
。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to declare / to announce

the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic (of the Congo)

Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

民主共和国

and / as well as

structural particle

epidemic / outbreak

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

guójì guānzhù de tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn

国际关注的突发公共卫生事件

HSK 5yesterday

eurozone
Ōuyuánqū
欧元区
composite / comprehensive
zōnghé
综合
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall to / to drop to
diēzhì
跌至
31 months
31 gè yuè
31个月
new low
xīn dī
新低
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war / conflict
zhànzhēng
战争
to impact / shock
chōngjī
冲击
economy
jīngjì
经济
。

due to / affected by

impact / influence

composite / comprehensive

PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)

to drop to / to fall to

47.5 (below 50 indicates contraction)

to set (a record)

since / in the past

(possessive / modifier particle)

lowest / minimum

HSK 3yesterday

China
Zhōngguó
中国
Shenzhou (spacecraft name)
Shénzhōu
神舟
number twenty-three
èrshísān hào
二十三号
to launch
fāshè
发射
successfully
chénggōng
成功
，
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
astronaut
hángtiānyuán
航天员
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to enter
jìnrù
进入
outer space
tàikōng
太空
。

Shenzhou (spacecraft name)

number twenty-three

èrshísān hào

hángtiānyuán

to head toward / to go to

Chinese Space Station

Zhōngguó kōngjiānzhàn

中国空间站

among them / of these

from / coming from

structural particle

hángtiānyuán

Li Jiaying (astronaut name)

the first person

structural particle

Hong Kong person / person from Hong Kong

Xiānggǎng rén

HSK 3yesterday

Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
investigation / to investigate
diàochá
调查
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to train / training
xùnliàn
训练
ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
when / at the time of
shí
时
to violate / to breach
wéifǎn
违反
privacy
yǐnsī
隐私
law / legislation
fǎlǜ
法律
。

multiple / several

provincial / province-level

regulatory / oversight

agency / institution

jointly / together

to rule / ruling

OpenAI (AI company)

to train / training

ChatGPT (AI chatbot)

when / at the time of

to violate / to breach

(completion particle)

relevant / related

law / legislation

HSK 5yesterday

Cohere (AI company)
Cohere
Cohere
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
Germany
Déguó
德国
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
company / firm
gōngsī
公司
Aleph Alpha (German AI company)
Aleph Alpha
Aleph Alpha
，
to merge / merger
hébìng
合并
after / following
hòu
后
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

rénggōng zhìnéng

Cohere (AI company)

on / at (a date)

to acquire / acquisition

same type / counterpart

enterprise / company

Aleph Alpha (German AI company)

both parties / both sides

to merge / merger

after / following

approximately / about

200 yì měiyuán

this time / on this occasion

deal / transaction

aimed at / intended to

to build / to create

a (company) / one

kuà Dàxīyáng

(possessive / modifier particle)

sovereign / sovereignty

AI (artificial intelligence)

alternative / alternative solution

tìdài fāngàn

HSK 4yesterday

SK (company name)
SK
SK
Hynix (brand name)
Hǎilìshì
海力士
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one
yī
一
trillion
wànyì
万亿
US dollar
měiyuán
美元
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
new
xīn
新
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
。

chip / semiconductor

SK (company name)

Hynix (brand name)

to surge / to rise sharply

market capitalization

to exceed / to surpass

the company (referring to the one mentioned)

Nvidia (company name)

high-bandwidth memory (HBM)

gāo dàikuān nèicún

高带宽内存

structural particle (possessive / modifier)

gōngyìngshāng