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·HSK 4May 31

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Congo / DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / disease outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
as / to be
wéi
为
international
guójì
国际
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn
突发公共卫生紧急事件
。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

on / at (a point in time)

wǔ yuè shíliù rì

五月十六日

(future marker) / will

the Democratic Republic of Congo

Yītúlǐ shěng

(structural particle)

epidemic / outbreak

to classify as / to designate as

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn

国际突发公共卫生紧急事件

wǔ yuè èrshíjiǔ rì

五月二十九日

have been reported

more than / exceeding

over 1,200 cases

yīqiān liǎngbǎi lì

一千两百例

liǎngbǎi sìshíyī rén

两百四十一人

HSK 3May 31

Paris Saint-Germain (football club)
Bālí Shèng Rì Ěrmàn
巴黎圣日耳曼
penalty kick
diǎnqiú
点球
to defeat / to beat
jībài
击败
Arsenal (football club)
Āsēnnà
阿森纳
，
to defend a title / to retain a championship
wèimiǎn
卫冕
UEFA Champions League
Ōu Guàn
欧冠
champion / championship title
guànjūn
冠军
。

Paris Saint-Germain (football club)

Bālí Shèng Rì Ěrmàn

巴黎圣日耳曼

by means of / with

to defeat / to beat

Arsenal (football club)

to defend a title / to retain a championship

UEFA Champions League

champion / championship title

regular time / normal time

chánguī shíjiān

extra time / overtime

after the end of

ultimately / in the end

penalty shootout

diǎnqiú dàzhàn

to determine the winner

juéchū shèngfù

HSK 2May 31

Shenzhou (Chinese spacecraft name)
Shénzhōu
神舟
No. 21 / the 21st
èrshíyī hào
二十一号
astronauts / taikonauts
hángtiānyuán
航天员
to complete
wánchéng
完成
210 days
210 tiān
210天
mission
rènwù
任务
to return
fǎnhuí
返回
Earth
dìqiú
地球
。

Shenzhou (spacecraft)

èrshíyī hào

structural particle

hángtiānyuán

on (date marker)

wǔ yuè èrshíjiǔ rì

to set (a record)

hángtiānyuán

time / duration

HSK 2May 31

the United States
Měiguó
美国
cattle herd
niúqún
牛群
number / quantity
shùliàng
数量
to drop to / to fall to
jiàngzhì
降至
in 75 years
75 nián lái
75年来
the lowest point
zuì dīdiǎn
最低点
，
beef
niúròu
牛肉
prices
jiàgé
价格
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

structural particle

number / quantity

completion marker

the least / the fewest

increasingly / more and more

HSK 5May 31

the United States
Měiguó
美国
defense secretary / minister of defense
fángzhǎng
防长
at
zài
在
Shangri-La (hotel / dialogue name)
Xiānggélǐlā
香格里拉
dialogue / forum
duìhuà
对话
at (location particle)
shàng
上
to urge / to press
dūncù
敦促
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
allied nations / allies
méngguó
盟国
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
defense spending / military expenditure
jūnfèi
军费
。

the United States

Secretary of Defense

guófáng bùzhǎng

Hegseth (Pete Hegseth)

on (date marker)

wǔ yuè sānshí rì

held at / taking place at

Xiānggélǐlā

Dialogue (security forum name)

to deliver / to give

speech / remarks

to call on / to urge

to increase / to step up

defense spending

investment / expenditure

HSK 3May 31

Warsh (surname)
Wòshí
沃什
to take office / to assume post
jiùrèn
就任
the US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
chair / chairman
zhǔxí
主席
，
to take over
jiēshǒu
接手
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
difficult problem / challenge
nántí
难题
。

Kevin (given name)

Warsh (surname)

on (date marker)

wǔ yuè èrshíèr rì

to be sworn into office

xuānshì jiùzhí

the United States

dì shíqī rèn

US Federal Reserve

Měi lián chǔ

to succeed / to replace

Powell (Jerome Powell, former Fed chair)

to face / to confront

to persist / ongoing

to remain elevated

structural particle

HSK 4May 31

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Claude (AI model name)
Claude
Claude
Opus (model tier name)
Opus
Opus
version 4.8
4.8
4.8
and / also
bìng
并
to raise funding
róngzī
融资
$65 billion
650 yì měiyuán
650亿美元
。

the United States

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Anthropic (AI company)

on / at (time marker)

wǔ yuè èrshíbā rì

latest / newest

Claude Opus 4.8 (AI model)

Claude Opus 4.8

Claude Opus 4.8

at the same time

650 yì měiyuán

fundraising round

to reach / to hit

9650 yì měiyuán

HSK 3May 30

Best Buy (electronics retailer)
Bǎisīmǎi
百思买
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjī
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to surge / to rise sharply
dà zhǎng
大涨
。

Best Buy (electronics retailer)

to announce / to release

financial results

89.4 yì měiyuán

to grow / growth

bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn jiǔ

bǎifēnzhī shí

HSK 2May 30

AMD (chip company)
AMD
AMD
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to produce / production
shēngchǎn
生产
the world first
quánqiú shǒukuǎn
全球首款
2 nanometer
2 nàmǐ
2纳米
server
fúwùqì
服务器
chip / processor
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

AMD (chip company)

sixth generation

EPYC (server processor line)

Venice (codename)

mass production

worldwide / global

TSMC (semiconductor manufacturer)

structural particle

high-performance

gāo xìngnéng

HSK 3May 30

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to end
jiéshù
结束
88 days
88 tiān
88天
internet blackout / internet cut-off
duàn wǎng
断网
，
the people / citizens
mínzhòng
民众
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to access the internet
shàng wǎng
上网
。

to order / to issue an order

lasting as long as

structural particle

internet blackout

citizens / the public

one after another / gradually

to restore / to recover

internet access