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·HSK 1May 19

California (US state)
Jiālìfúníyà zhōu
加利福尼亚州
wildfire
yěhuǒ
野火
burned / has burned
shāo le
烧了
a lot / many
hěn duō
很多
land / ground
dì
地
，
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
people
rén
人
to leave / to evacuate
líkāi
离开
home
jiā
家
。

California (US state)

Jiālìfúníyà zhōu

加利福尼亚州

Simi Valley (city in California)

to occur / to break out

more than / over

structural particle

HSK 3May 19

two (aircraft)
liǎng jià
两架
the United States
Měiguó
美国
the Navy
hǎijūn
海军
fighter jet / military aircraft
zhànjī
战机
in / at
zài
在
Idaho (US state)
Àidáhé zhōu
爱达荷州
air show
hángkōng zhǎn
航空展
during / in
zhōng
中
to collide with each other
xiāng zhuàng
相撞
，
four (people)
sì míng
四名
pilot / aviator
fēixíngyuán
飞行员
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to eject
tánshè
弹射
to escape / to survive
táoshēng
逃生
。

the United States

EA-18G Growler (electronic attack aircraft)

fighter jet / military aircraft

Idaho (US state)

Àidáhé zhōu

hángkōng zhǎn

to collide with each other

pilot / aviator

HSK 5May 19

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
citing / on grounds of
yǐ
以
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
to replace / to supersede
qǔdài
取代
as the reason
wéiyóu
为由
to lay off / workforce reduction
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / over
yú
逾
a thousand people
qiān rén
千人
。

jīchǔ shèshī

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)

to cut / to reduce

more than / over

accounting for approximately

headcount / number of people

structural particle

to state / to indicate

internal / inside

artificial intelligence

shǐyòngliàng

within three months

sān gè yuè nèi

to grow / to increase

particle (completed action)

HSK 2May 19

New York
Niǔyuē
纽约
Long Island
Cháng Dǎo
长岛
railway / railroad
tiělù
铁路
strike / work stoppage
bàgōng
罢工
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
，
train
lièchē
列车
Tuesday
zhōuèr
周二
to resume
huīfù
恢复
operations / service
yùnyíng
运营
。

railway / railroad

authorities / management

to reach (an agreement)

to announce / to declare

HSK 4May 19

NextEra Energy (US utility company)
NextEra
NextEra
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
using / for
yǐ
以
$67 billion
670 yì měiyuán
670亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Dominion Energy (US utility company)
Dominion
Dominion
，
to create / to set
chuàng
创
the United States
Měiguó
美国
in history / historically
shǐshàng
史上
the largest
zuìdà
最大
public utility
gōngyòng shìyè
公用事业
merger and acquisition
bìnggòu
并购
case / deal
àn
案
。

NextEra Energy (US utility company)

Dominion Energy (US utility company)

670 yì měiyuán

the United States

producer / supplier

shēngchǎnshāng

this time / this

merger and acquisition

the United States

structural particle

gōngyòng shìyè

transaction / deal

HSK 3May 18

79th (session)
di 79 jie
第79届
World Health Assembly
Shijie Weisheng Dahui
世界卫生大会
in
zai
在
Geneva (city in Switzerland)
Rineiwa
日内瓦
opened / commenced
kaimu
开幕
，
Ebola (virus disease)
Aibolā
埃博拉
and / with
yu
与
antibiotics
kangshengsu
抗生素
antimicrobial resistance
naiyaoxing
耐药性
listed as / classified as
liewei
列为
priority
youxian
优先
agenda item
yiti
议题
。

World Health Assembly

Shijie Weisheng Dahui

世界卫生大会

(structural particle)

representatives

outbreak / epidemic

and other / etc.

commenced / began

HSK 6May 18

Trump (US President)
Telangpu
特朗普
and / with
yu
与
Xi Jinping (Chinese President)
Xi Jinping
习近平
summit meeting
fenghui
峰会
after
hou
后
，
China
Zhongguo
中国
agreed to
tongyi
同意
to purchase
goumai
购买
200 (aircraft)
200 jia
200架
Boeing (aircraft company)
Boyin
波音
aircraft
feiji
飞机
。

the Chinese side

passenger aircraft

agricultural products

HSK 2May 18

Barcelona (football club)
Bāsàiluónà
巴塞罗那
home ground / home matches
zhǔchǎng
主场
perfect record / all wins
quánshèng
全胜
to conclude / to end
jiéshù
结束
season
sàijì
赛季
，
Lewandowski (name)
Láiwānduōfūsījī
莱万多夫斯基
to bid farewell / farewell
gàobié
告别
home ground
zhǔchǎng
主场
。

football / soccer

Barcelona (football club)

match / competition

to complete / to achieve

completion marker

all wins / perfect record

structural particle

great result / excellent record

HSK 6May 18

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
navy
hǎijūn
海军
in / near
zài
在
Cyprus
Sàipǔlùsī
塞浦路斯
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
to intercept
lǎnjié
拦截
heading toward / sailing to
shǐ wǎng
驶往
Gaza
Jiāshā
加沙
structural particle
de
的
aid / relief
yuánzhù
援助
flotilla / convoy of ships
chuánduì
船队
。

nearby / in the vicinity of

international waters

guójì shuǐyù

forcibly / by force

to board / to board onto

multiple vessels

réndào zhǔyì

vessels / ships

huódòng rénshì

to be subjected to / to suffer

detention / custody

HSK 3May 18

drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wurénjī
无人机
to strike / attack
xíjī
袭击
UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Āliánqiú
阿联酋
nuclear power plant
hédiànzhàn
核电站
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
，
authorities
dāngjú
当局
stated / said
chēng
称
no / without
wú
无
radiation
fúshè
辐射
impact / effect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。

one (drone/aircraft)

struck / attacked

Barakah (nuclear power plant name)

nuclear power plant

outer perimeter

(structural particle)

one (generator)

electrical generator

triggered / caused

was not affected

affected / impacted