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·HSK 5April 15

research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
Africa
Fēizhōu
非洲
forests
sēnlín
森林
since / from
zì
自
the year 2010
2010 nián
2010年
onward / starting from
qǐ
起
from (transitioning from)
yóu
由
carbon sink
tàn huì
碳汇
to transform into / to become
zhuǎnbiàn wéi
转变为
net (as in net emissions)
jìng
净
carbon emissions source
tàn páifàng yuán
碳排放源
。

a (measure word for projects/studies)

research / study

to show / to indicate

has already shifted from

to transform into / to become

zhuǎnbiàn wéi

carbon emissions source

tàn páifàng yuán

tropical regions

logging / deforestation

zhǔyào yuányīn

targets / goals

to pose / to constitute

serious / grave

HSK 4April 15

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to plan
jìhuà
计划
at the earliest
zuì kuài
最快
in / at (formal prep.)
yú
于
2026
2026 nián
2026年
fourth quarter
dì sì jìdù
第四季度
to go public / to list on stock exchange
shàng shì
上市
，
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
as high as / up to
gāodá
高达
one trillion US dollars
yī wànyì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

OpenAI (AI company)

currently / in the process of

to carry out / to proceed with

initial public offering (IPO)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

currently / at present

852 billion US dollars

8520 yì měiyuán

chief financial officer (CFO)

shǒuxí cáiwù guān

首席财务官

Shālā Fúláiěr

莎拉·弗莱尔

to state / to say

demand / interest

to receive / to obtain

strong response

qiángliè xiǎngyìng

HSK 3April 15

China
Zhōngguó
中国
March
sānyuè
三月
imports
jìnkǒu
进口
to surge / to increase significantly
dà zēng
大增
，
exports
chūkǒu
出口
growth rate
zēng sù
增速
to fall to / to drop to
jiàng zhì
降至
six months
liù gè yuè
六个月
low point
dīdiǎn
低点
。

the month of March

to grow / to increase

to set (a record)

in more than four years

sì nián duō lái

highest growth margin

zuìgāo zēngfú

only / amounting to just

forecast / expectation

11.84 trillion yuan

11.84 wànyì yuán

Chinese yuan (RMB)

HSK 4April 15

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition party
fǎnduìdǎng
反对党
to defeat
jíbài
击败
Orbán (Hungarian PM)
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
，
Magyar (opposition leader)
Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr
马尔亚尔
to win
yíngdé
赢得
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
。

opposition party

Bǐdé Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr

彼得·马尔亚尔

in / at (prep.)

(structural particle)

with / at a rate of

(structural particle)

to win a landslide victory

dà huò quánshèng

parliamentary seats

bringing to an end

lasting as long as

(structural particle)

rule / time in power

this time / on this occasion

(structural particle)

to set (a record)

hòu gòngchǎnzhǔyì

后共产主义

(structural particle)

historical record

HSK 1April 14

Benin (West African country)
Bèiníng
贝宁
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni, Beninese finance minister)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
to win
yíngdé
赢得
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
general election / presidential election
dàxuǎn
大选
。

Benin (West African country)

finance minister

cáizhèng bùzhǎng

Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni)

structural particle

ninety-four percent / 94%

bǎifēnzhī jiǔshísì

structural particle

vote share / percentage of votes received

to win / to be victorious

HSK 2April 14

new type / novel
xīnxíng
新型
stool / feces
fènbiàn
粪便
test / screening
jiǎncè
检测
can / is able to
kě
可
to detect / to find
fāxiàn
发现
ninety percent / nine out of ten
jiǔ chéng
九成
colorectal cancer
dàcháng ái
大肠癌
。

University of Geneva

Rì nèi wǎ Dàxué

日内瓦大学

structural particle

has developed / created

a kind of / a type of

test / screening

can / is able to

ninety percent / 90%

bǎifēnzhī jiǔshí

structural particle

colorectal cancer

patient / person with the disease

does not require / without needing

to do / to undergo

HSK 4April 14

survey / investigation
diàochá
调查
to show / to reveal
xiǎnshì
显示
majority / most
duōshù
多数
US / American
Měiguó
美国
company / enterprise
qǐyè
企业
will not / do not plan to
bú huì
不会
will / to transfer
jiāng
将
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
refund / rebate
tuìkuǎn
退款
to pass on to / to hand over to
zhuǎnràng gěi
转让给
consumer
xiāofèizhě
消费者
。

the United States

CNBC (US financial news network)

financial media / business news outlet

cáijīng méitǐ

to show / to reveal

25 (people, formal counter)

surveyed / interviewed

chief financial officer / CFO

shǒuxí cáiwùguān

首席财务官

to return / to pass back

companies / businesses

generally / across the board

to consider / to view

for / in response to

previously / earlier

structural particle

partial / a portion of

compensation / reimbursement

rather than / not

able to be passed through to

kě chuándǎo zhì

the consumer end / end consumers

xiāofèi duān

structural particle

extra / additional

HSK 5April 14

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
in the past thirty years / for the first time in thirty years
sānshí nián lái
三十年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic / diplomacy
wàijiāo
外交
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
。

the United States

Secretary of State

Rubio (Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State)

will / is set to

the State Department

to host / to chair

structural particle

direct / face-to-face

talks / meeting

the two countries

since (a past time)

structural particle

first / first time

dialogue / talks

talks / negotiations

to center on / to revolve around

northern / the north

border / frontier

security / safety

armed forces / weaponry

issue / question

to unfold / to be conducted around

position / stance

divergence / disagreement

deep / profound

HSK 3April 14

Meta (US tech company)
Meta
Meta
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
brand-new / entirely new
quánxīn
全新
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
Muse Spark (Meta AI model)
Muse Spark
Muse Spark
。

Meta (US tech company)

at / on a specific date

to launch / to introduce

next-generation

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Muse Spark (Meta AI model)

is / represents

Meta (tech company)

Superintelligence Lab

chāojí zhìnéng shíyànshì

超级智能实验室

structural particle

debut product / first model

important / major

achievement / milestone

this / the said (formal)

to support / capable of

reasoning / inference

currently / at present

user / subscriber

to make available / open to use

HSK 6April 14

study / research
yánjiū
研究
found / discovered
fāxiàn
发现
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
(structural particle)
de
的
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
approximately
yuē
约
one-fifth
wǔ fēn zhī yī
五分之一
here / in this place
zài cǐ
在此
die / perish
sǐwáng
死亡
。

one (measure word for studies)

to show / reveal

zì 2018 nián yǐlái

自2018年以来

San Francisco Bay

Jiùjīnshān Wān

(structural particle)

shíbā bǎifēnzhī

collision / strike

yíngyǎng bùliáng

yánjiū rényuán

qìhòu biànhuà

foraging grounds

shortage / scarcity

(structural particle)