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·HSK 3May 13

Adobe (software company)
Adobe
Adobe
in
zài
在
Acrobat (PDF software)
Acrobat
Acrobat
inside / within
zhōng
中
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
assistant / agent
zhùshǒu
助手
。

Adobe (software company)

Acrobat (PDF software)

to launch / to release

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

assistant / agent

can / to be able to

PDF (document format)

to have a conversation

assistant / agent

presentation slides

yǎnshì wéngǎo

and so on / etc.

HSK 5May 13

copper price
tóngjià
铜价
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
per tonne
měi dūn
每吨
$14,000
14000 měiyuán
14000美元
，
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / all-time record
xīn gāo
新高
。

London Metal Exchange

Lúndūn Jīnshǔ Jiāoyìsuǒ

伦敦金属交易所

to break through

14000 měiyuán

artificial intelligence

rénGōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

to surge / sharp increase

together / jointly

to drive / to push

HSK 6May 13

the Pentagon (US Defense Department)
Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu
五角大楼
official
guānyuán
官员
to state / to say
chēng
称
United States
Měiguó
美国
against Iran
duì Yī
对伊
war
zhànzhēng
战争
to cost (money)
hào zī
耗资
has reached
yǐ dá
已达
$29 billion
290 yì měiyuán
290亿美元
。

Wǔjiǎo Dàlóu

to reveal / to disclose

military operation

jūnshì xíngdòng

(possessive particle)

cumulative / total

expenditure / cost

290 yì měiyuán

figure / number

liǎng zhōu qián

250 yì měiyuán

HSK 4May 13

Trump (surname)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to arrive at
dǐdá
抵达
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
，
with / and
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping (Chinese president)
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to hold (a meeting or event)
jǔxíng
举行
trade / commerce
màoyì
贸易
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
。

president (of a country)

Trump (surname)

on (a date) / at

this time / on this occasion

with / by means of

trade / commerce

core / central focus

both sides / the two parties

situation / state of affairs

HSK 4May 13

WHO (World Health Organization)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
hantavirus
hàntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
，
already
yǐ
已
to cause / resulting in
zhì
致
three people
sān rén
三人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to confirm / to verify

to break out / to erupt

hàntǎn bìngdú

to find / to report

among them / of which

HSK 2May 13

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
，
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
750 percent
750%
750%
。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

significantly / sharply

to set (a record)

new high / record high

mainly / primarily

AI (artificial intelligence)

cúnchú xīnpiàn

driven by / spurred by

HSK 4May 13

SK Hynix (South Korean chip company)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
operating profit
yíngyè lìrùn
营业利润
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
fivefold
wǔ bèi
五倍
，
profit margin
lìrùn lǜ
利润率
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
。

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

cúnchú xīnpiàn

driven by / propelled by

giant / major player

SK Hynix (South Korean chip company)

operating profit

yíngyè lìrùn

operating profit margin

yíngyè lìrùn lǜ

营业利润率

as high as / reaching

to set (a record)

HSK 5May 13

Qualcomm (chip company)
Gāotōng
高通
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
13 percent
13%
13%
，
to lead / to spearhead
yǐnlǐng
引领
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
sector / segment
bǎnkuài
板块
across-the-board / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
pullback / correction
huídiào
回调
。

above expectations

compounded by / combined with

collapse / breakdown

concern / anxiety

selloff / dumping of shares

Qualcomm (chip company)

to lead the decline

reaching / amounting to

HSK 3May 13

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
stock market
gǔshì
股市
total market capitalization
zǒng shìzhí
总市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$4.47 trillion
4.47 wànyì měiyuán
4.47万亿美元
，
to rank among / to enter the ranks of
jīshēn
跻身
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
sixth largest
dì liù dà
第六大
stock market
gǔpiào shìchǎng
股票市场
。

driven by / due to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

related / connected

to drive / to propel

total market capitalization

to exceed / to surpass

4.47 wànyì měiyuán

4.47万亿美元

to overtake / to surpass

and others / etc.

major economies

zhǔyào jīngtǐ

主要经济体

global / worldwide

gǔpiào shìchǎng

HSK 5May 12

US-Iran ceasefire
Měi Yī tínghuǒ
美伊停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be mired in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / stalemate
jiāngjú
僵局
，
international oil prices
guójì yóujià
国际油价
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng 100 měiyuán
每桶100美元
。

as / along with

US-Iran ceasefire

Měi Yī tínghuǒ

to fall into / to be mired in

deadlock / stalemate

international oil prices

guójì yóujià

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí èr rì

五月十二日

to climb to / to surge to

pānshēng zhì

$101 per barrel

měi tǒng 101 měiyuán

每桶101美元

to set (a record) / to reach (a new level)

a new four-year high

sì nián xīn gāo