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·HSK 3May 28

Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
investigation / to investigate
diàochá
调查
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to train / training
xùnliàn
训练
ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
when / at the time of
shí
时
to violate / to breach
wéifǎn
违反
privacy
yǐnsī
隐私
law / legislation
fǎlǜ
法律
。

multiple / several

provincial / province-level

regulatory / oversight

agency / institution

jointly / together

to rule / ruling

OpenAI (AI company)

to train / training

ChatGPT (AI chatbot)

when / at the time of

to violate / to breach

(completion particle)

relevant / related

law / legislation

HSK 5May 28

Cohere (AI company)
Cohere
Cohere
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
Germany
Déguó
德国
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
company / firm
gōngsī
公司
Aleph Alpha (German AI company)
Aleph Alpha
Aleph Alpha
，
to merge / merger
hébìng
合并
after / following
hòu
后
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

rénggōng zhìnéng

Cohere (AI company)

on / at (a date)

to acquire / acquisition

same type / counterpart

enterprise / company

Aleph Alpha (German AI company)

both parties / both sides

to merge / merger

after / following

approximately / about

200 yì měiyuán

this time / on this occasion

deal / transaction

aimed at / intended to

to build / to create

a (company) / one

kuà Dàxīyáng

(possessive / modifier particle)

sovereign / sovereignty

AI (artificial intelligence)

alternative / alternative solution

tìdài fāngàn

HSK 4May 28

SK (company name)
SK
SK
Hynix (brand name)
Hǎilìshì
海力士
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one
yī
一
trillion
wànyì
万亿
US dollar
měiyuán
美元
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
new
xīn
新
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
。

chip / semiconductor

SK (company name)

Hynix (brand name)

to surge / to rise sharply

market capitalization

to exceed / to surpass

the company (referring to the one mentioned)

Nvidia (company name)

high-bandwidth memory (HBM)

gāo dàikuān nèicún

高带宽内存

structural particle (possessive / modifier)

gōngyìngshāng

HSK 4May 28

KPMG (accounting firm)
Bìmǎwēi
毕马威
and / with
yǔ
与
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
strategy / strategic
zhànlüè
战略
alliance / partnership
liánméng
联盟
，
toward / to
xiàng
向
270,000
27 wàn
27万
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
to deploy / to roll out
bùshǔ
部署
Claude (AI assistant)
Claude
Claude
。

KPMG (accounting firm)

Anthropic (AI company)

on (a date) / at

to sign (an agreement)

global / worldwide

strategy / strategic

alliance / partnership

will / shall (future marker)

Claude (AI assistant)

to introduce / to bring in

under (a company) / subsidiary

this time / on this occasion

cooperation / collaboration

to cover / to reach

(general classifier)

country / nation

(possessive / modifier particle)

more than (a number of people)

employees / staff

HSK 4May 19

research / analytics firm
fēnxī jīgòu
分析机构
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
global
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
market
shìchǎng
市场
2026
2026 nián
2026年
will
jiāng
将
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one trillion US dollars
yī wànyì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。

IDC (International Data Corporation)

Guójì Shùjù Gōngsī

国际数据公司

driven by / due to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

to drive / to propel

1.29 wànyì měiyuán

1.29万亿美元

to grow / growth

HSK 3May 19

United States
Měiguó
美国
six
liù gè
六个
states
zhōu
州
on the same day
tóng rì
同日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
primary election
chūxuǎn
初选
，
Congress
guóhuì
国会
seat / position
xíwèi
席位
competition for / contest over
zhēngduó
争夺
intense / fierce
jīliè
激烈
。

Ālābāmǎ zhōu

阿拉巴马州

Zuǒzhìyà zhōu

and others / etc.

midterm election

zhōngqī xuǎnjǔ

primary election

to affect / to influence

(possessive particle)

balance of power / strength

balance / contrast

HSK 2May 19

China
Zhōngguó
中国
scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
in
zài
在
space / outer space
tàikōng
太空
solar energy
tàiyángnéng
太阳能
project
xiàngmù
项目
in / on
shàng
上
to achieve / to obtain
qǔdé
取得
new
xīn
新
progress / advancement
jìnzhǎn
进展
。

Xidian University (in Xian)

Xīān Diànzǐ Kējì Dàxué

西安电子科技大学

(possessive particle)

yánjiū rényuán

can / is able to

electricity / electric power

HSK 5May 19

Amnesty International
Guójì Tèshè Zǔzhī
国际特赦组织
report
bàogào
报告
：
2025
2025 nián
2025年
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
to carry out executions / to execute
zhíxíng sǐxíng
执行死刑
number of people
rénshù
人数
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
in 44 years
44 nián lái
44年来
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
。

Amnesty International

Guójì Tèshè Zǔzhī

国际特赦组织

to show / to indicate

(passive marker)

zhíxíng sǐxíng

to rise / to increase

to set (a record)

HSK 3May 19

Roche (pharmaceutical company)
Luóshì
罗氏
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
pathology
bìnglǐ
病理
company
gōngsī
公司
PathAI (AI pathology company)
PathAI
PathAI
，
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
transaction amount
jīn é
金额
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
to reach
dá
达
$1.05 billion
10.5 yì měiyuán
10.5亿美元
。

giant / major player

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

PathAI (AI pathology startup)

upfront payment

7.5 yì měiyuán

up to / at most

10.5 yì měiyuán

HSK 4May 19

University of Pennsylvania
Bīnxīfǎníyà Dàxué
宾夕法尼亚大学
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to make use of / to harness
lìyòng
利用
light-matter
guāng wùzhì
光物质
hybrid
hùnhé
混合
particle
lìzǐ
粒子
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to improve / to boost
tíshēng
提升
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
computing / calculation
jìsuàn
计算
efficiency
xiàolǜ
效率
。

University of Pennsylvania

Bīnxīfǎníyà Dàxué

宾夕法尼亚大学

wùlǐ xuéjiā

to develop / to create

can / is able to

energy consumption

under (conditions)

to achieve / to realize

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

guāng xìnhào

switching / toggling

with the prospect of / potentially

traditional / conventional