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·HSK 4April 19

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
Jīfǔ
基辅
to occur; to break out
fāshēng
发生
shooting; gun attack
qiāngjī
枪击
incident; event
shìjiàn
事件
，
gunman; perpetrator
xiōngshǒu
凶手
to shoot and kill
jībì
击毙
six people
liù rén
六人
after; then
hòu
后
(passive marker)
bèi
被
police
jǐngchá
警察
to shoot dead
jībì
击毙
。

shooting case; gun attack incident

gunman; perpetrator

carrying; wielding

automatic weapon

zìdòng wǔqì

to open fire; to shoot

to shoot and kill

to injure; to wound

before; after which

(passive marker)

security service; security bureau

to classify as; to characterize as

dìngxìng wéi

kǒngbù zhǔyì

HSK 3April 19

NIO (Chinese electric vehicle company)
Wèilái
蔚来
to plan
jìhuà
计划
by; within
zài
在
by the end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
will; is going to
jiāng
将
global; worldwide
quánqiú
全球
battery swap station
huàndiànzhàn
换电站
total number
zǒngshù
总数
to expand to; to grow to
kuòdà zhì
扩大至
more than 4,600 (stations)
sìqiān liùbǎi gè yǐshàng
四千六百个以上
。

electric vehicle

NIO (Chinese electric vehicle company)

to add new; to increase by

more than; exceeding

battery swap station

huàndiànzhàn

to expand to; to grow to

more than 4,600 (stations)

sìqiān liùbǎi gè yǐshàng

四千六百个以上

next-generation

battery swap station

huàndiànzhàn

for the first time

compatible with; able to support

structural particle

electric vehicle

HSK 4April 18

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
again / once more
chóngxīn
重新
to close / to shut
guānbì
关闭
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
，
gunboat
pàotǐng
炮艇
toward / at
xiàng
向
merchant vessel / cargo ship
shāngchuán
商船
to open fire / to fire on
kāihuǒ
开火
。

on / at (formal)

citing / on the grounds of

to lift / to remove

as the reason / citing

again / once more

closed / to close

the Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

military / armed forces

to cross / to pass through

structural particle

merchant vessels

opened fire / to fire on

immediately / promptly

sharply / dramatically

rebounded / surged

HSK 3April 18

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
through / via
tōngguò
通过
alternative / substitute
tìdài
替代
route
lùxiàn
路线
to secure / to ensure
quèbǎo
确保
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
，
to bypass / to go around
rào kāi
绕开
Hormuz (strait)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
。

affected by / due to

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

situation / tensions

tense / strained

impact / influence

to obtain / to secure

273 million barrels

this move / this action

can provide / enough for

(structural particle)

security / guarantee

HSK 6April 18

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Gemini (AI assistant)
Gemini
Gemini
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
Personal Intelligence (feature name)
gèrén zhìnéng
个人智能
feature / function
gōngnéng
功能
，
to connect to / to integrate
jiērù
接入
user
yònghù
用户
photos library / photo album
xiàngcè
相册
to generate
shēngchéng
生成
personalized
gèxìnghuà
个性化
images
túxiàng
图像
。

will in / will be launching in

Gemini (AI assistant)

Personal Intelligence (feature)

gèrén zhìnéng

to allow / to permit

dìngyuè yònghù

personal photos library

gèrén xiàngcè

sīrén shùjù

thereby / so as to

real / authentic

people / figures

likeness / image

(structural particle)

HSK 3April 18

new
xīn
新
study / research
yánjiū
研究
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
systolic blood pressure
shōusuō yā
收缩压
below / lower than
dīyú
低于
120 (mmHg)
yī bǎi èrshí
120
can / may
kě
可
more effectively
gèng yǒuxiào
更有效
to prevent
yùfáng
预防
cardiovascular
xīn xuèguǎn
心血管
disease / illness
jíbìng
疾病
。

the United States

one (measure word for studies)

study / research

to find / to discover

to keep / directing

systolic blood pressure

to control / to keep

yī bǎi èrshí

millimeters of mercury (mmHg)

háomǐ gǒngzhù

yī bǎi sānshí

better / more effectively

study / research

at the same time / also

lower / even lower

(structural particle)

medical / healthcare

cost / expenses

HSK 4April 18

the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
Leo XIV (papal name)
Lìào Shísì Shì
利奥十四世
in / at
zài
在
Cameroon
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
to meet / to address
huìjiàn
会见
120,000
shíèr wàn
12万
faithful / believers
xìnzhòng
信众
，
to call for / to urge
hūyù
呼吁
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
violence
bàolì
暴力
。

Lìào Shísì Shì

利奥十四世

on / at (formal)

sì yuè shíqī rì

gǎngkǒu chéngshì

Douala (city in Cameroon)

120,000 (people)

shíèr wàn míng

faithful / believers

to deliver (a speech)

speech / address

to call for / to urge

young people / youth

qīngnián rén

trip / journey (formal)

to cover / to encompass

阿尔及利亚

Equatorial Guinea

Chìdào Jǐnèiyà

赤道几内亚

during his tenure

(structural particle)

overseas / abroad

HSK 2April 18

Haikou (city in Hainan, China)
Hǎikǒu
海口
Consumer Products Expo
xiāo bó huì
消博会
to exhibit / to display
zhǎnchū
展出
flying car
fēixíng qìchē
飞行汽车
and
hé
和
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
smart glasses
zhìnéng yǎnjìng
智能眼镜
。

the sixth edition

China International Consumer Products Expo

Zhōngguó Guójì Xiāofèipǐn Bólǎnhuì

中国国际消费品博览会

more than 3,400

to participate in the expo

fēixíng qìchē

zhìnéng yǎnjìng

more than 200 models

global premiere

quánqiú shǒufā

HSK 5April 18

the European Commission
Ōuméng Wěiyuánhuì
欧盟委员会
to / toward
xiàng
向
four (companies)
sì jiā
四家
European
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
service providers
fúwùshāng
服务商
to award / to grant
shòuyǔ
授予
180 million euros
1.8 yì ōuyuán
1.8亿欧元
sovereign cloud
zhǔquán yún
主权云
contract
hétong
合同
。

the European Commission

Ōuméng Wěiyuánhuì

欧盟委员会

has already awarded to

180 million euros

1.8 yì ōuyuán

lasting six years

wéiqī liù nián

(structural particle)

sovereign cloud

service contract

EU institutions

Ōuméng jīgòu

the United States

technology companies

(structural particle)

dependence / reliance

HSK 2April 18

Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise (a price)
shàngtiáo
上调
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset
tóu xiǎn
头显
price
jiàgé
价格
，
because of / due to
yīn
因
memory chip
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
cost
chéngběn
成本
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

Meta (tech company)

sì yuè shíjiǔ rì

to raise / to increase

Quest (VR headset brand)

(structural particle)

chip / semiconductor

significantly / by a large margin

to rise / to go up

with / related to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

(structural particle)

development / growth