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·HSK 6April 16

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
toward / at
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
nearly 700 (drones and missiles)
jìn 700 jià
近700架
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrén jī
无人机
and
jí
及
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
，
to cause / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
16 people
16 rén
16人
to die / to be killed
yùnàn
遇难
。

2026 nián 4 yuè 16 rì

2026年4月16日

to launch / to fire

nearly 700 (drones and missiles)

to cause / resulting in

over 100 people

to date / so far

largest / most intense

(structural particle)

one / a single (instance)

aerial attack / air strike

HSK 4April 16

jury
péishěn tuán
陪审团
to rule / to determine
cáidìng
裁定
Live Nation (concert company)
Live Nation
Live Nation
and
hé
和
Ticketmaster (ticketing company)
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster
to constitute / to form
gòuchéng
构成
illegal
fēifǎ
非法
monopoly
lǒngduàn
垄断
。

péishěn tuán

Live Nation (concert company)

under / subsidiary

(structural particle)

Ticketmaster (ticketing company)

yǎnchàng huì

to determine / to find

(passive marker)

to be overcharged

(completion marker)

HSK 5April 16

International Monetary Fund
Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
to lower (here: action marker)
jiāng
将
2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
forecast / projection
yùcè
预测
to lower / to downgrade
xiàtiáo
下调
to / reaching
zhì
至
3.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn yī
3.1%
。

International Monetary Fund

Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī

国际货币基金组织

to release / to publish

(structural particle)

World Economic Outlook (IMF report)

Shìjiè Jīngjì Zhǎnwàng

《世界经济展望》

bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn yī

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

is (passive marker)

cited as / listed as

cause / trigger

HSK 3April 16

Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
at a price of
yǐ
以
$11.57 billion
115.7 yì měiyuán
115.7亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
company
gōngsī
公司
Globalstar (satellite company)
Globalstar
Globalstar
。

115.7 yì měiyuán

operator / service provider

yùnyíngshāng

Globalstar (satellite company)

Píngguǒ gōngsī

iPhone (smartphone)

HSK 5April 16

export controls on China / China-directed export curbs
duì Huá chūkǒu guǎnzhì
对华出口管制
to tighten / to become more restrictive
shōujǐn
收紧
to drag down / to weigh on
tuōlèi
拖累
ASML (Dutch chip equipment maker)
ASML
ASML
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
，
despite / even though
jǐnguǎn
尽管
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtáo
上调
full-year / annual
quán nián
全年
revenue forecast / revenue guidance
yínshōu yùqī
营收预期
。

the Netherlands

chip / semiconductor

equipment maker / equipment supplier

shèbèi shāng

ASML (Dutch chip equipment maker)

to announce / to release

strong / robust

quarterly results / quarterly performance

and / as well as

to raise / to revise upward

full-year / annual

revenue forecast

yínshōu yùqī

36 billion to 40 billion euros

360 yì zhì 400 yì Ōuyuán

360亿至400亿欧元

due to / affected by

export controls on China

duì Huá chūkǒu guǎnzhì

对华出口管制

tightening / becoming more restrictive

impact / effect

still / nonetheless

to fall / to decline

approximately 6 percent

yuē bǎi fēn zhī liù

HSK 4April 16

United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
：
more than 80 percent
chāo bā chéng
超八成
Sudan
Sūdān
苏丹
displaced / to be forced to leave home
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
family / household
jiātíng
家庭
to be forced / compelled
bèipò
被迫
to skip meals / to reduce food intake
jiǎn cān
减餐
。

report / to report

to show / to indicate

more than / exceeding

bǎi fēn zhī bāshí

(attributive particle)

displaced / to be forced to leave home

liúlí shīsuǒ

family / household

to be forced / compelled

to reduce meals / to skip eating

to get through the day / to survive

neighboring country Chad

lín guó Zhàdé

currently / at present

to shelter / to take in

more than / exceeding

Sudanese refugees

Sūdān nànmín

HSK 6April 16

Chinese Foreign Ministry
Zhōngguó Wàijiāobù
中国外交部
to condemn / to censure
qiǎnzé
谴责
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to blockade / naval blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
，
calling it / stating that it is
chēng qí
称其
dangerous / hazardous
wēixiǎn
危险
and / moreover
qiě
且
irresponsible
bù fùzérèn
不负责任
。

Chinese Foreign Ministry

Zhōngguó Wàijiāobù

中国外交部

to condemn / to censure

the United States

toward / with regard to

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to implement / to impose

(attributive particle)

hǎishàng fēngsuǒ

dangerous / hazardous

and warned that

bìng jǐnggào

this action / this move

will / going to

to threaten / to jeopardize

passing vessels / ships in transit

guòwǎng chuánzhī

(attributive particle)

safe passage / freedom of navigation

ānquán tōngxíng

HSK 5April 16

Evergrande (Chinese property developer)
Héngdà
恒大
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
Hui Ka Yan (Evergrande founder)
Xǔ Jiāyìn
许家印
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
fraud / fraudulent conduct
qīzhà
欺诈
and others / et cetera
děng
等
eight (charges / items)
bā xiàng
八项
criminal charge
zuìmíng
罪名
in / at
zài
在
Shenzhen (city in China)
Shēnzhèn
深圳
to plead guilty / to admit guilt
rèn zuì
认罪
。

Evergrande Group

Héngdà Jítuán

chuàngshǐrén

Hui Ka Yan (Evergrande founder)

at / in (formal preposition)

Shēnzhèn fǎyuàn

regarding / on the matter of

eight (charges)

criminal charges

xíngshì zhǐkòng

to plead guilty

including / to include

fundraising fraud

jízī zhàpiàn

and / as well as

misappropriation of funds

nuóyòng zījīn

court / tribunal

will / going to (future marker)

on a later chosen date

to pronounce judgment / to deliver verdict

HSK 3April 16

Morgan Stanley (US investment bank)
Mógēn Shìdànlì
摩根士丹利
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
net revenue
jìng shōurù
净收入
to set / to achieve (a record)
chuàng
创
$20.6 billion
206 yì měiyuán
206亿美元
all-time record / historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

Morgan Stanley (US investment bank)

Mógēn Shìdànlì

摩根士丹利

to announce / to release

to reach / to amount to

206 yì měiyuán

to set (a record)

all-time record

wealth management

cáifù guǎnlǐ

department / division

performance / to perform

outstanding / prominent

share price / stock price

subsequently / thereafter

to rise / to go up

bǎi fēn zhī wǔ diǎn sì

HSK 6April 15

scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
in
zài
在
laboratory
shíyànshì
实验室
within / in
zhōng
中
to recreate / to reproduce
chóngxiàn
重现
forming
xíngchéng
形成
rare / uncommon
hǎnjiàn
罕见
cosmic / universe
yǔzhòu
宇宙
elements
yuánsù
元素
structural particle
de
的
key / critical
guānjiàn
关键
reaction
fǎnyìng
反应
。

the United States

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB)

xīyǒu tóngwèisù shùliú shèshī

稀有同位素束流设施

structural particle

yánjiū tuánduì

on (date marker)

sì yuè shísì rì

Physical Review Letters

Wùlǐ Pínglùn Kuàibào

《物理评论快报》

research findings

yánjiū chéngguǒ

for the first time

aspect particle

arsenic-73 (isotope)

capture / to capture

to reveal / to shed light on

within / during

structural particle