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·HSK 2April 10

McIlroy (golfer)
Màikèluóyī
麦克罗伊
first round
shǒulún
首轮
to take the lead
lǐngpǎo
领跑
the year 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
the Masters (golf tournament)
Dàshīsài
大师赛
。

Rory McIlroy (golfer)

Luólǐ·Màikèluóyī

罗里·麦克罗伊

the first round

five strokes under

Sam Burns (golfer)

Shānmǔ·Bóēnsī

山姆·伯恩斯

HSK 3April 9

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to pause / suspend
zàn tíng
暂停
United Kingdom
Yīng guó
英国
Stargate (AI infrastructure project)
Stargate
Stargate
data center
shù jù zhōng xīn
数据中心
project
xiàng mù
项目
。

OpenAI (AI company)

to pause / suspend

to build / construct

Stargate (AI infrastructure project)

shù jù zhōng xīn

possessive marker

electricity / electric power

too high / excessively high

HSK 3April 9

Bill Gates (Microsoft co-founder)
Bǐ-ěr Gàicí
比尔·盖茨
will
jiāng
将
regarding / about
jiù
就
Epstein (Jeffrey Epstein)
Àipōsītǎn
爱泼斯坦
case
àn
案
to attend / to appear at
chūxí
出席
Congress
guóhuì
国会
hearing / testimony
tīngzhèng
听证
。

chuàngshǐrén

Bǐ-ěr Gàicí

the United States

tīngzhènghuì

regarding / about

Epstein (Jeffrey Epstein)

relationship / connections

(possessive particle)

HSK 2April 9

Wisconsin (US state)
Wēisīkāngxīng zhōu
威斯康星州
to elect
xuǎn
选
(completed action marker)
le
了
new
xīn de
新的
judge
fǎguān
法官
。

Wisconsin (US state)

Wēisīkāngxīng zhōu

威斯康星州

(completed action marker)

one (respectful measure word)

zuìgāo fǎyuàn

judge / justice

liberal / progressive side

(possessive particle)

HSK 5April 9

Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to exclude
páichú
排除
from
zài
在
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement
xiéyì
协议
outside of
zhīwài
之外
，
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to continue
jìxù
继续
airstrikes
kōngxí
空袭
。

the United States

to reach / to achieve

to clearly state

to indicate / to state

toward / against

HSK 3April 9

the year 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
the first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
technology
kējì
科技
job cuts
cáiyuán
裁员
nearly
jìn
近
80,000
bā wàn
八万
people
rén
人
，
nearly half
jìn bàn
近半
tied to
yǔ
与
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
related to
yǒuguān
有关
。

the first quarter

industry / sector

qī wàn bā qiān wǔ bǎi

七万八千五百

bǎifēnzhī sìshíbā

百分之四十八

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

spread / adoption

HSK 2April 9

Bangladesh
Mèngjiālāguó
孟加拉国
measles
mázhěn
麻疹
very
hěn
很
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
，
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to give
gěi
给
children
háizi
孩子
to get (an injection)
dǎ
打
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
。

Mèngjiālāguó

yìbǎi sānshí

to pass away / to die

to give (injections)

HSK 4April 9

Intel (chip company)
Intel
Intel
to spend (a large sum)
chìzī
斥资
$14.2 billion
yìbǎi sìshí èr yì měiyuán
142亿美元
to buy back / to repurchase
huígòu
回购
Ireland
Ài-ěrlán
爱尔兰
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
equity stake / shares
gǔfèn
股份
。

Intel (chip company)

at / for (a price)

yìbǎi sìshí èr yì měiyuán

Apollo (investment firm)

to hold / to own

(possessive particle)

Fab 34 (fabrication facility)

bǎifēnzhī sìshíjiǔ

(possessive particle)

to rise / to increase

bǎifēnzhī jiǔ

HSK 3April 9

ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
now
xiànzài
现在
can
kěyǐ
可以
in / on
zài
在
Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
CarPlay (car display system)
CarPlay
CarPlay
on / above
shàng
上
to use
shǐyòng
使用
。

OpenAI (AI company)

(completed action marker)

ChatGPT (AI chatbot)

application / app

ChatGPT (AI chatbot)

to have a conversation

HSK 1April 9

Google (technology company)
Google
Google
to make
zuò
做
(completed action marker)
le
了
one / a
yí gè
一个
new
xīn
新
(possessive particle)
de
的
to speak / speaking
shuōhuà
说话
to change into
biàn
变
text / written words
wénzì
文字
(possessive particle)
de
的
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
application / app
yìngyòng
应用
。

Google (technology company)

to release / to launch

(completed action marker)

(possessive particle)

application / app

can / is able to

(object marker)

text / written words