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·HSK 6June 25

Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
to be struck by / to suffer
zāoyù
遭遇
deadly / fatal
zhìmìng
致命
heatwave / heat wave
rèlàng
热浪
，
France
Fǎguó
法国
already
yǐ
已
to report / to record
bàogào
报告
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
50 people
50 rén
50人
due to / because of
yīn
因
high temperature / extreme heat
gāowēn
高温
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

late June / the last ten days of June

liùyuè xià xún

one (measure word for events)

historic / unprecedented

heatwave / heat wave

to sweep across / to engulf

temperature / air temperature

at one point / temporarily

to break through / to exceed

44 degrees Celsius

authorities / officials

to report / to record

more than / exceeding

50 cases / 50 instances

related to / associated with

high temperature / extreme heat

related / linked

(possessive/modifier particle)

death / fatality

multiple countries / several nations

also / likewise (formal)

to issue / to announce

alert / warning

HSK 2June 25

South Africa
Nán Fēi
南非
in / at
zài
在
World Cup
Shìjiè Bēi
世界杯
at / in (context)
shàng
上
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to enter / to advance into
jìnrù
进入
knockout round / elimination stage
táotài sài
淘汰赛
。

at / in (context)

1 to 0 / one-nil

to defeat / to beat

for the first time

to enter / to advance into

knockout round / elimination stage

HSK 5June 25

Canada / Canadian
Jiānádà
加拿大
nuclear fusion
hé jùbiàn
核聚变
company / firm
gōngsī
公司
General Fusion (company name)
Tōngyòng Jùbiàn
通用聚变
to be honored with / to receive
rónghuò
荣获
TIME (magazine)
Shídài
《时代》
2026 annual / of the year 2026
2026 niándù
2026年度
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
green technology / clean tech
lǜsè kējì
绿色科技
enterprise / company
qǐyè
企业
top of the ranking / number one
bǎng shǒu
榜首
。

Canada / Canadian

(possessive/modifier particle)

enterprise / company

General Fusion (company name)

Tōngyòng Jùbiàn

(passive marker)

TIME (magazine)

named as / designated

píngxuǎn wéi

global / worldwide

green technology / clean tech

HSK 3June 25

United States / America
Měiguó
美国
private / privately-operated
sīyíng
私营
space / aerospace
hángtiān
航天
company / firm
gōngsī
公司
will / about to
jiāng
将
to launch / to fire
fāshè
发射
robot / robotic
jīqìrén
机器人
spacecraft / vessel
fēichuán
飞船
to rescue / rescue mission
jiùyuán
救援
NASA (US space agency)
NASA
NASA
Swift (telescope name)
Sīwēifūtè
斯威夫特
telescope
wàngyuǎnjìng
望远镜
。

NASA (US space agency)

(possessive/modifier particle)

Swift (telescope name)

wàngyuǎnjìng

slowly / gradually

to descend / to fall

to face / confronting

uncontrolled / out of control

to fall into / to plunge into

(possessive/modifier particle)

private / privately-operated

space / aerospace

Katalyst Space (aerospace company)

will / scheduled to

to launch / to fire

one (measure word for vessels)

robot / robotic

spacecraft / vessel

for / on behalf of

to boost / to raise

orbit / orbital path

HSK 4June 25

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
and / together with
yǔ
与
Broadcom (semiconductor company)
Bótōng
博通
jointly / in partnership
liánhé
联合
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
the first / the debut model
shǒu kuǎn
首款
self-developed / proprietary
zì yán
自研
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
inference / reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
Jalapeño (chip name)
Jalapeño
Jalapeño
。

OpenAI (AI company)

Broadcom (semiconductor company)

on / at (formal)

to release / to announce

(completion particle)

the first / debut model

self-developed / proprietary

AI (artificial intelligence)

inference / reasoning

chip / semiconductor

Jalapeño (chip code name)

this / the said

chip / semiconductor

specifically designed for

large language model (LLM)

dà yǔyán móxíng

大语言模型

inference / reasoning

to optimize / optimized

compared with / and

mainstream / dominant

GPU (graphics processing unit)

in comparison / compared to

to reduce / to lower

approximately / about

HSK 5June 24

China
Zhōngguó
中国
State Administration for Market Regulation
SAMR
SAMR
new rules
xīn guī
新规
to extend
kuòzhǎn
扩展
trade secret
shāngyè mìmì
商业秘密
protection
bǎohù
保护
to
zhì
至
data and algorithms
shùjù hé suàn fǎ
数据和算法
。

guójiā shìchǎng

supervision and administration

jiāndū guǎnlǐ

shāngyè mìmì

data and algorithms

shùjù hé suàn fǎ

数据和算法

HSK 4June 24

Unitree Robotics
Yǔshù kējì
宇树科技
on / at
zài
在
Shanghai
Shànghǎi
上海
to list
shàngshì
上市
to become
chéngwéi
成为
first
shǒu jiā
首家
embodied intelligence
jùshēn zhìnéng
具身智能
company
gōngsī
公司
。

Hangzhou (city)

Unitree Robotics

gǔpiào jiāoyì suǒ

股票交易所

to gain approval

(possessive particle)

embodied intelligence

jùshēn zhìnéng

(possessive particle)

HSK 3June 24

Meta (technology company)
Meta
Meta
to recruit
zhāopìn
招聘
four (classifier)
sì míng
四名
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
researchers
yánjiū yuán
研究员
。

Meta (technology company)

OpenAI (AI research company)

(possessive particle)

four (classifier)

artificial intelligence

yánjiū rényuán

yánjiū rényuán

dàxíng móxíng

HSK 4June 24

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to update
gēngxīn
更新
ChatGPT (AI assistant)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
mobile / phone
shǒujī
手机
application
yìngyòng chéngxù
应用程序
。

OpenAI (AI company)

ChatGPT (AI assistant)

(perfective particle)

pronunciation guidance

fāyīn zhǐdǎo

real-time updates

shíshí gēngxīn

(perfective particle)

(possessive particle)

HSK 4June 24

Fox Corporation
Fukèsī gōngsī
福克斯公司
at / for
yǐ
以
$22 billion
220 yì měiyuán
220亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Roku (company name)
Roku
Roku
。

xiànjīn hé gǔpiào

现金和股票

video streaming platform

shìpín liú méitǐ

视频流媒体

Roku (company name)

is approximately

220 yì měiyuán