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·HSK 3May 28

Samsung (company)
Sānxīng
三星
worker / employee
gōngrén
工人
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
salary / wages
xīnzī
薪资
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to avoid / to avert
bìmiǎn
避免
strike / work stoppage
bàgōng
罢工
。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

to pass / to approve

agreement / deal

to end / to conclude

completed action particle

lasting as long as

structural particle

labor-management

dispute / conflict

HSK 5May 28

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
new
xīn
新
model
móxíng
模型
Mythos (AI model name)
Mythos
Mythos
to discover / to uncover
fāxiàn
发现
tens of thousands
shù wàn
数万
measure word
gè
个
network / cyber
wǎngluò
网络
security / safety
ānquán
安全
vulnerability / security flaw
lòudòng
漏洞
。

Anthropic (AI company)

structural particle

AI (artificial intelligence)

Mythos (AI model name)

mainstream / major

operating system

cāozuò xìtǒng

to discover / to uncover

completed action particle

tens of thousands

security / safety

vulnerability / security flaw

to trigger / to spark

widespread / extensive

attention / concern

HSK 4May 28

Huawei (tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
to announce / to release
fābù
发布
Tau (Greek letter τ)
Táo
陶
scaling / expansion
kuòzhǎn
扩展
physical law / principle
dìnglǜ
定律
，
to challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
Moore's Law
Mó'ěr Dìnglǜ
摩尔定律
。

Huawei (tech company)

to announce / to release

Tau (Greek letter τ)

scaling / expansion

physical law / principle

to introduce / to launch

LogicFolding (chip architecture)

zhédié luójí

chip / microchip

architecture / framework

HSK 3May 28

Nippon Paint (company name)
Rìběn Túliào
日本涂料
and / with
yǔ
与
Sherwin-Williams (company name)
Xuānwěi
宣伟
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to bid for an acquisition
jìnggòu
竞购
the Netherlands
Hélán
荷兰
paint / coating
túliào
涂料
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
AkzoNobel (company name)
Ākèsū Nuòbèiěr
阿克苏诺贝尔
。

Nippon Paint (company name)

Rìběn Túliào

paint / coating

Sherwin-Williams (company name)

to put forward / to propose

to acquire / acquisition

the Netherlands

AkzoNobel (company name)

Ākèsū Nuòbèiěr

阿克苏诺贝尔

structural particle

plan / proposal

HSK 2May 28

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
May
wǔyuè
五月
temperature / air temperature
qìwēn
气温
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
to break (a record)
pò
破
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

consecutively / in a row

to exceed / to surpass

35 degrees Celsius

to break (a record)

highest temperature

zuìgāo qìwēn

HSK 2May 28

China
Zhōngguó
中国
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
5 percent
5%
5%
。

official / government

to show / to indicate

to grow / growth

HSK 4May 28

China
Zhōngguó
中国
toward / for
duì
对
53 (countries)
53 gè
53个
Africa / African
Fēizhōu
非洲
country / nation
guójiā
国家
to implement / to put into effect
shíshī
实施
zero tariff / tariff-free
líng guānshuì
零关税
treatment / terms
dàiyù
待遇
。

starting from / since

starting from / beginning

to establish / to have

relations / ties

(possessive / modifier particle)

comprehensive / full

zero-tariff / duty-free

líng guānshuì

HSK 5May 28

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Congo (DRC)
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
to constitute / to form
gòuchéng
构成
international
guójì
国际
sudden-onset / emergency
tūfā
突发
public health
gōnggòng wèishēng
公共卫生
event / incident
shìjiàn
事件
。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to declare / to announce

the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic (of the Congo)

Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

民主共和国

and / as well as

structural particle

epidemic / outbreak

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

guójì guānzhù de tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn

国际关注的突发公共卫生事件

HSK 5May 28

eurozone
Ōuyuánqū
欧元区
composite / comprehensive
zōnghé
综合
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall to / to drop to
diēzhì
跌至
31 months
31 gè yuè
31个月
new low
xīn dī
新低
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war / conflict
zhànzhēng
战争
to impact / shock
chōngjī
冲击
economy
jīngjì
经济
。

due to / affected by

impact / influence

composite / comprehensive

PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)

to drop to / to fall to

47.5 (below 50 indicates contraction)

to set (a record)

since / in the past

(possessive / modifier particle)

lowest / minimum

HSK 3May 28

China
Zhōngguó
中国
Shenzhou (spacecraft name)
Shénzhōu
神舟
number twenty-three
èrshísān hào
二十三号
to launch
fāshè
发射
successfully
chénggōng
成功
，
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
astronaut
hángtiānyuán
航天员
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to enter
jìnrù
进入
outer space
tàikōng
太空
。

Shenzhou (spacecraft name)

number twenty-three

èrshísān hào

hángtiānyuán

to head toward / to go to

Chinese Space Station

Zhōngguó kōngjiānzhàn

中国空间站

among them / of these

from / coming from

structural particle

hángtiānyuán

Li Jiaying (astronaut name)

the first person

structural particle

Hong Kong person / person from Hong Kong

Xiānggǎng rén