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·HSK 5April 5

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in March
sānyuè fèn
三月份
daily
měirì
每日
AI
AI
AI
tokens
cíyuán
词元
usage volume
yòngliàng
用量
surpassed
tūpò
突破
140 trillion
yī bǎi sìshí wànyì
一百四十万亿

according to
industry data
hángyè shùjù
行业数据
China
Zhōngguó
中国
in March
sānyuè fèn
三月份
daily
měirì
每日
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
tokens
cíyuán
词元
usage
yòngliàng
用量
already
surpassed
tūpò
突破
140 trillion
yī bǎi sìshí wànyì
一百四十万亿
this growth
zhè yī zēngzhǎng
这一增长
is mainly driven by
zhǔyào yuányú
主要源于
large language models
dà yǔyán móxíng
大语言模型
in
zài
consumer
xiāofèi
消费
enterprise
qǐyè
企业
and
government services
zhèngwù
政务
sectors
lǐngyù
领域
(possessive particle)
de
widespread deployment
guǎngfàn bùshǔ
广泛部署

Vietnam
Yuènán
越南
April
sìyuè
四月
to experience / to face
zāoyù
遭遇
intense / severe
qiángliè
强烈
heat wave
rèlàng
热浪
air temperature
qìwēn
气温
forecast / expected
yùjì
预计
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
37 degrees Celsius
sānshíqī shèshìdù
三十七摄氏度

early April
sìyuè chū
四月初
Vietnam
Yuènán
越南
multiple / several
duō gè
多个
regions / areas
dìqū
地区
to experience / to see
chūxiàn
出现
completion particle
le
intense
qiángliè
强烈
heat wave
rèlàng
热浪
weather
tiānqì
天气
temperature
qìwēn
气温
forecast to
yùjì
预计
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
37 degrees Celsius
sānshíqī shèshìdù
三十七摄氏度
experts
zhuānjiā
专家
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
the public
gōngzhòng
公众
to pay attention to
zhùyì
注意
heat prevention / heatstroke prevention
fángshǔ
防暑
to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
outdoor
hùwài
户外
activities
huódòng
活动

WTO (World Trade Organization)
Shìmào Zǔzhī
世贸组织
Director-General
zǒng gàn shì
总干事
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
tariff war
guānshuìzhàn
关税战
escalation
shēngjí
升级
may / possibly
huò
to shake / to undermine
dòngyáo
动摇
multilateral
duōbiān
多边
trade
màoyì
贸易
system / framework
tǐxì
体系
foundation / roots
gēnjī
根基

World Trade Organization
Shìjiè Màoyì Zǔzhī
世界贸易组织
Director-General
zǒng gàn shì
总干事
on the 4th
sì rì
4日
to issue / to publish
fābiǎo
发表
statement
shēngmíng
声明
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
United States
Měiguó
美国
and other
děng
major
zhǔyào
主要
economies
jīngjìtǐ
经济体
mutual
xiānghù
相互
to additionally impose
jiāzhēng
加征
tariff
guānshuì
关税
possessive particle
de
measures / steps
jǔcuò
举措
already
to cause
shǐ
使
multilateral
duōbiān
多边
trade
màoyì
贸易
system
tǐxì
体系
to face
miànlín
面临
unprecedented
kōngqián
空前
challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
in 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
goods
shāngpǐn
商品
trade volume
màoyì liàng
贸易量
may
huò jiāng
或将
to see / to experience
chūxiàn
出现
substantive / real
shízhí xìng
实质性
contraction
wěisuō
萎缩
China
Zhōngguó
中国
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
and other
děng
major
zhǔyào
主要
economies
jīngjìtǐ
经济体
already
to submit
tíjiāo
提交
formal
zhèngshì
正式
consultation
cuōshāng
磋商
request
qǐngqiú
请求
but
dàn
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
point out
zhǐchū
指出
WTO (World Trade Organization)
WTO
WTO
under
zài
current
xiànxíng
现行
under the framework
kuàngjià xià
框架下
difficult to
nányǐ
难以
effectively
yǒuxiào
有效
to constrain
zhìyuē
制约
United States
Měiguó
美国
possessive particle
de
unilateral
dān biān
单边
actions
xíngdòng
行动

economists
jīngjì xuéjiā
经济学家
warn
jǐnggào
警告
United States
Měiguó
美国
prices
wùjià
物价
facing
miànlín
面临
upward
shàngxíng
上行
pressure
yālì
压力
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war
zhànzhēng
战争
after
hòu
first batch of
shǒu pī
首批
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
data
shùjù
数据
will
jiāng
on
this week
běnzhōu
本周
be released
gōngbù
公布

as / with
suízhe
随着
United States
Měiguó
美国
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war
zhànzhēng
战争
broke out
bàofā
爆发
after
hòu
possessive particle
de
first batch of
shǒu pī
首批
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
data
shùjù
数据
about to
jíjiāng
即将
be released
gōngbù
公布
economists
jīngjì xuéjiā
经济学家
warn
jǐnggào
警告
consumer
xiāofèizhě
消费者
price index / CPI
jiàgé zhǐshù
价格指数
will
jiāng
due to
yīn
energy
néngyuán
能源
prices
jiàgé
价格
surging
biāoshēng
飙升
and thus
ér
significantly
míngxiǎn
明显
rise higher
zǒugāo
走高
Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
simultaneously
tóngshí
同时
faces
miànlín
面临
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
upward
shàngxíng
上行
and
economic recession
jīngjì shuāituì
经济衰退
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
monetary policy
huòbì zhèngcè
货币政策
room
kōngjiān
空间
is subject to
shòudào
受到
severe
yánzhòng
严重
constraints
zhìyuē
制约

Peru
Mìlǔ
秘鲁
Lima
Lìmǎ
利马
football stadium
qiúchǎng
球场
crush/trampling
cǎità
踩踏
accident
shìgù
事故
causing/resulting in
zhì
one person
yīrén
一人
death
sǐwáng
死亡

April 4, 2026
2026 nián 4 yuè 4 rì
2026年4月4日
Peru
Mìlǔ
秘鲁
Lima
Lìmǎ
利马
a (stadium)
yīzuò
一座
football stadium
qiúchǎng
球场
occurred
fāshēng
发生
crush
cǎità
踩踏
resulting in
zàochéng
造成
one person
yīrén
一人
death
sǐwáng
死亡
47 people
sìshíqī rén
四十七人
injured
shòushāng
受伤
accident
shìgù
事故
when it happened
fāshēng shí
发生时
football fans
qiúmí
球迷
were in the middle of
zhèngzài
正在
stadium
qiúchǎng
球场
inside
nèi
for
wèi
derby match
débǐ
德比
gathering
jùjí
聚集

tariff
guānshuì
关税
panic
kǒnghuāng
恐慌
to hit / to strike
xíjī
袭击
tech stocks
kējì gǔ
科技股
Nvidia
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
single-day
dān rì
单日
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to evaporate / to lose
zhēngfā
蒸发
exceeding / more than
$250 billion
liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi yì měiyuán
2500亿美元

affected by
shòu
United States
Měiguó
美国
large-scale / significant
dàfú
大幅
tariff
guānshuì
关税
policy
zhèngcè
政策
shock / blow
chōngjī
冲击
Nvidia
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
stock price
gǔjià
股价
on
zài
April 3
sì yuè sān rì
4月3日
to plunge sharply
bàodiē
暴跌
exceeding
9 percent
bǎifēnzhī jiǔ
9%
single-day
dān rì
单日
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
losses
sǔnshī
损失
exceeding
chāoguò
超过
$250 billion
liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi yì měiyuán
2500亿美元
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
if
ruò
tariff
guānshuì
关税
continues to
chíxù
持续
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
construction
jiànshè
建设
cost
chéngběn
成本
to rise
shàngshēng
上升
will
jiāng
to constrain
zhìyuē
制约
toward
duì
Nvidia
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
possessive particle
de
demand
xūqiú
需求

Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
India
Yìndù
印度
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
production output
chǎnliàng
产量
to account for
zhàn
global
quánqiú
全球
one quarter
sì fēn zhī yī
四分之一
plans to
jìhuà
计划
before year-end
nián dǐ qián
年底前
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to expand production
kuòchǎn
扩产

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
in
zài
India
Yìndù
印度
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
possessive particle
de
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
currently
mùqián
目前
already
to account for
zhàn
global
quánqiú
全球
production output
chǎnliàng
产量
approximately
yuē
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
25%
last year
qùnián
去年
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth rate
zēngfú
增幅
reaching
53 percent
wǔshísān bǎifēnbǐ
53%
in order to
wèi
to avoid / to circumvent
guībì
规避
heavy / high-rate
gāo é
高额
tariff
guānshuì
关税
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
plans
jìhuà
计划
by
zài
before the end of 2026
èr líng èr liù nián dǐ qián
2026年底前
will
jiāng
the majority of
dà bùfen
大部分
for the US market
gōng Měi
供美
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
possessive particle
de
assembly work
zǔzhuāng gōngzuò
组装工作
to transfer to
zhuǎnyí zhì
转移至
India
Yìndù
印度

tariff
guānshuì
关税
shock / blow
chōngjī
冲击
to drag down
tuōlèi
拖累
Bitcoin
Bǐtèbì
比特币
to fall below
diēpò
跌破
$68,000
liù diǎn bā wàn měiyuán
6.8万美元

affected by
shòu
global
quánqiú
全球
tariff war
guānshuìzhàn
关税战
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
Bitcoin
Bǐtèbì
比特币
in
zài
early April
sì yuè chū
4月初
to fall to
diēzhì
跌至
approximately
yuē
$67,000
liù diǎn qī wàn měiyuán
6.7万美元
to set
chuàng
nearly one year
jìn yī nián
近一年
new low
xīn dī
新低
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
market
shìchǎng
市场
sentiment / mood
qíngxù
情绪
extremely
jídù
极度
pessimistic
bēiguān
悲观
Bitcoin
Bǐtèbì
比特币
there exists
cúnzài
存在
further
jìn yī bù
进一步
to fall further to
xiàdiēzhì
下跌至
$60,000
liù wàn měiyuán
6万美元
below / under
yǐxià
以下
possessive particle
de
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险

Walmart
Wòěrmǎ
沃尔玛
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
stating / saying
chēng
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
will
jiāng
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
products / goods
shāngpǐn
商品
price
jiàgé
价格

Walmart
Wòěrmǎ
沃尔玛
Chief Executive Officer
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
company
gōngsī
公司
imported
jìnkǒu
进口
goods / products
shāngpǐn
商品
possessive particle
de
cost
chéngběn
成本
every week
měizhōu
每周
consistently / all
dōu
is
zài
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
price
jiàgé
价格
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
difficult to
nányǐ
难以
to avoid
bìmiǎn
避免
affected by
shòu
tariff
guānshuì
关税
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
United States
Měiguó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
large-scale
dàxíng
大型
retailer
língshòushāng
零售商
expected to
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
in
zài
in 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
to raise
shàngtiáo
上调
selling price
shòujià
售价

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
retaliatory
bàofùxìng
报复性
tariff / import duty
guānshuì
关税
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
stock market
gǔshì
股市
April 4th
sì yuè sì rì
四月四日
across the board / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
to fall / to decline
xiàcuò
下挫

April 4th
sì yuè sì rì
四月四日
due to / under the impact of
shòu
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
toward the US / against the US
duì Měi
对美
to additionally impose tariffs
jiāzhēng
加征
34 percentage points
sānshísì gè bǎifēndiǎn
三十四个百分点
tariff
guānshuì
关税
(attributive particle)
de
news / report
xiāoxi
消息
shock / impact
chōngjī
冲击
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
major / main
zhǔyào
主要
stock index
gǔzhǐ
股指
across the board / on all fronts
quánxiàn
全线
to fall / to decline
xiàdiē
下跌
Nikkei 225 index
Rìjīng 225 Zhǐshù
日经225指数
fell more than
diē yú
跌逾
3 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān
百分之三
Hang Seng Index
Héngshēng Zhǐshù
恒生指数
decline / drop amount
diēfú
跌幅
close to / nearly
jìn
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
百分之二