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commerce
shāng yè
商业
·HSK 5June 7

defense
guófáng
国防
technology
kējì
科技
startup
chūchuàng
初创
funding
róngzī
融资
set
chuàngxià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high
xīn gāo
新高

defense
guófáng
国防
technology
kējì
科技
financing
róngzī
融资
reach
dádào
达到
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high
xīn gāo
新高

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
will (future marker)
jiāng
on (a date)
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
in / at
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
and
Mexico
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
to open / to begin (a major event)
kāimù
开幕

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association)
Guójì Zúlián
国际足联
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
will (future marker)
jiāng
on (a date)
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕
in / across
zài
three
sān gè
三个
countries
guójiā
国家
(structural particle)
de
16
16 gè
16个
stadium / venue
chǎngguǎn
场馆
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
final / championship match
juésài
决赛
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
July 19
7 yuè 19 rì
7月19日

Armenia
Yàměiníyà
亚美尼亚
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
parliament / National Assembly
yìhuì
议会
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
ruling party
zhízhèngdǎng
执政党
to lead / to be ahead
lǐngxiān
领先

Armenia
Yàměiníyà
亚美尼亚
June 7
6 yuè 7 rì
6月7日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
parliament / National Assembly
yìhuì
议会
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
result / outcome
jiéguǒ
结果
will (future marker)
jiāng
to influence / to affect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
that country / the country in question
gāi guó
该国
(structural particle)
de
geopolitics
dìyuán zhèngzhì
地缘政治
direction / orientation
zǒuxiàng
走向
and / as well as
with / and
Azerbaijan
Āsāibàijiāng
阿塞拜疆
(structural particle)
de
peace
hépíng
和平
process / progress
jìnchéng
进程

Apollo Global Management
Āpōluó
阿波罗
with / and
Blackstone
Hēishí
黑石
to complete / to finalize
wánchéng
完成
$35 billion
350 yì měiyuán
350亿美元
debt / debt financing
zhàiwù
债务
financing / capital raising
róngzī
融资
in order to
for
wéi
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to procure / to purchase
cǎigòu
采购
AI
AI
AI
chip / processor
xīnpiàn
芯片

Apollo Global Management
Āpōluó
阿波罗
with / and
Blackstone
Hēishí
黑石
already
to complete / to finalize
wánchéng
完成
a sum / one (measure word for transactions)
yī bǐ
一笔
in history / historically
shǐshàng
史上
largest in scale
guīmó zuìdà
规模最大
(structural particle)
de
private credit
sīmù xìndài
私募信贷
transaction / deal
jiāoyì
交易
one of
zhī yī
之一
for / in support of
wéi
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
custom-made / customized
dìngzhì
定制
TPU (Tensor Processing Unit)
TPU
TPU
to provide
tígōng
提供
financing / funding
róngzī
融资

chip stocks / semiconductor stocks
xīnpiàn gǔ
芯片股
to plunge / to fall sharply
dàdiē
大跌
Nasdaq
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
single-day
dān rì
单日
to decline / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
4 percent
4%
4%

affected by / due to
shòu
Broadcom
Bótōng
博通
earnings / performance
yèjì
业绩
guidance / expectations
yùqī
预期
falling short of / below
bùjí
不及
analyst expectations
yùqī
预期
to influence / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
sector
bǎnkuài
板块
June 5
6 yuè 5 rì
6月5日
to appear / to experience
chūxiàn
出现
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
sell-off
pāoshòu
抛售
Nasdaq
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
single-day
dān rì
单日
decline
diēfú
跌幅
reaching
4 percent
4%
4%

Google parent company
Gǔgē mǔ gōngsī
谷歌母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
to raise capital / to finance
róngzī
融资
$84.75 billion
847.5 yì měiyuán
847.5亿美元
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
investment
tóuzī
投资

Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
totaling / in total
zǒngjì
总计
$84.75 billion
847.5 yì měiyuán
847.5亿美元
(structural particle)
de
equity / shares
gǔquán
股权
capital raising
róngzī
融资
plan
jìhuà
计划
among which / including
qízhōng
其中
to include
bāokuò
包括
Warren Buffett
Bāfēitè
巴菲特
under the banner of
qíxià
旗下
Berkshire (Hathaway)
Bókèxīěr
伯克希尔
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
(structural particle)
de
private placement investment
sīmù tóuzī
私募投资

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
with / and
SpaceX (rocket and computing company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
$30 billion
300 yì měiyuán
300亿美元
computing power
suànlì
算力
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to agree / to consent
tóngyì
同意
each month / monthly
měi yuè
每月
toward / to
xiàng
SpaceX (computing and rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to pay
zhīfù
支付
$920 million
9.2 yì měiyuán
9.2亿美元
in order to / so as to
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
approximately / about
yuē
110,000 units
11 wàn zhāng
11万张
Nvidia
Yīngwéidá
英伟达
GPU (graphics processing unit)
GPU
GPU

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to plan
jìhuà
计划
to mobilize / to utilize
dòngyòng
动用
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
frozen
dòngié
冻结
assets
zīchǎn
资产
to / for
wéi
Gulf
Hǎiwān
海湾
allies
méngyǒu
盟友
to provide
tígōng
提供
post-war
zhàn hòu
战后
reconstruction
chóngjiàn
重建
funding / funds
zījīn
资金

the United States
Měiguó
美国
Treasury Department
cáizhèng bù
财政部
reportedly
jù bào
据报
currently
zhèngzài
正在
to plan / to devise
chóuhuà
筹划
to utilize / to mobilize
dòngyòng
动用
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
frozen (passive)
bèi dòngié
被冻结
structural particle
de
assets
zīchǎn
资产
to be used for
yòng yú
用于
for
wéi
to suffer / to sustain
zāoshòu
遭受
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
attacks
gōngjī
攻击
structural particle
de
Gulf
Hǎiwān
海湾
allies
méngyǒu
盟友
to provide
tígōng
提供
reconstruction
chóngjiàn
重建
compensation / reparations
bǔcháng
补偿