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·HSK 4May 6

US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
approaching / nearing
jiējìn
接近
framework
kuàngjià
框架
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
consecutively / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng rì
两日
to fall sharply / to plunge
dàdiē
大跌
。

Secretary of State

Rubio (Marco Rubio)

offensive phase

has been declared concluded

ended / concluded

both sides / both parties

currently in the process of

to negotiate / to consult

affected by this

influence / impact

Brent (crude oil benchmark)

fell to / dropped to

HSK 3May 6

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
Gemma 4 (open AI model)
Gemma 4
Gemma 4
，
claiming to be / described as
hàochēng
号称
the most powerful / strongest
zuìqiáng
最强
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
model / AI model
móxíng
模型
。

on / at (time marker)

to release / to publish

Gemma 4 (open AI model)

currently / at present

global / worldwide

páimíng dìsān

structural particle

open / publicly available

model / AI model

this / the said (formal)

model / AI model

to adopt / to use

Apache 2.0 (open-source license)

license / permit

commercial / business

HSK 4May 6

Palantir Technologies (data analytics company)
Palantir
Palantir
first quarter / Q1
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue / earnings
yíngsōu
营收
to surge / to rise sharply
dà zhǎng
大涨
85 percent
85%
85%
，
full year / annual
quán nián
全年
guidance / forecast
yùqī
预期
to raise / to revise upward
shàng tiáo
上调
。

analysis / analytics

company / corporation

Palantir Technologies

to announce / to release

first quarter / Q1

financial results / performance

year-over-year / compared to the same period last year

to grow / growth

16.3 yì měiyuán

HSK 4May 6

research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
ice sheet
bīng gài
冰盖
extreme
jíduān
极端
melting / to melt
rónghuà
融化
events / incidents
shìjiàn
事件
since 1990
zì 1990 nián
自1990年
since / from (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
to surge / to increase sharply
jīzēng
激增
sixfold / six times
liù bèi
六倍
。

Nature (science journal)

under / affiliated with

sub-journal / affiliated journal

(possessive / modifying particle)

a (measure word for studies/items)

new study / new research

to show / to indicate

(possessive / modifying particle)

melting / to melt

events / incidents

since / from (a point in time)

has increased by

sixfold / six times

HSK 5May 6

cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
disease outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
has resulted in / has caused
yǐ zhì
已致
3 people
3 rén
3人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
，
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
to anchor / to moor
tíngbó
停泊
at / in
zài
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
。

one (measure word for ships)

carrying / with on board

147 (measure word for people)

passengers / travelers

(possessive particle)

currently / at present

to anchor / to moor

Cabo Verde / Cape Verde

coast / coastline

nearby / in the vicinity of

before this / previously

on board / aboard the ship

to break out / to erupt (of disease)

Hǎntǎn bìngdú

disease outbreak

to cause / to result in

HSK 4May 6

Hunan (Chinese province)
Húnán
湖南
fireworks
yānhuā
烟花
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
explosion / to explode
bàozhà
爆炸
，
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
26 people
26 rén
26人
to perish / to die in a disaster
yùnàn
遇难
。

a (measure word for companies)

factory / plant

to occur / to happen

to cause / to result in

to be injured / to be wounded

HSK 2May 6

Intel (chip company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
stock price / share price
gǔjià
股价
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
13 percent
13%
13%
，
to set / to create (a record)
chuàng
创
history / historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
。

Intel (chip company)

stock price / share price

to rise / to go up

(completed action particle)

to set / to create (a record)

history / historical

there is / to have

Apple (company)

to want / to intend

to let / to have (someone do something)

Intel (chip company)

to make / to produce

HSK 5May 6

Norway
Nuówēi
挪威
to join / to become a member of
jiārù
加入
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to lead / to dominate
zhǔdǎo
主导
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
Pax Silica (US-led AI supply chain coalition)
Pax Silica
Pax Silica
artificial intelligence
rénzōng zhìnéng
人工智能
supply chain
gōngyìng liàn
供应链
coalition / alliance
liánméng
联盟
。

to announce / to declare

to join / to become a member of

the United States

to lead / leadership

(possessive / modifying particle)

Pax Silica (US-led AI supply chain coalition)

coalition / alliance

(measure word for countries/people)

member state / member country

chéngyuánguó

this / the aforementioned

coalition / alliance

to aim at / the purpose is to

to reduce / to decrease

toward / regarding

(possessive / modifying particle)

artificial intelligence

rénzōng zhìnéng

materials / resources

reliance / dependence

HSK 3May 6

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
to explore / to investigate
tànsuǒ
探索
with / and
yǔ
与
Intel (chip company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to cooperate / to partner
hézuò
合作
in / at
zài
在
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to manufacture / to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
computer chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Apple (company)

currently (in progress)

Intel (chip company)

Samsung (electronics company)

to negotiate / to hold talks

to hope / to wish

the United States

to manufacture / to produce

at present / currently

still in / still at

have not / there is no

to reach / to achieve

formal / official

agreement / deal

HSK 6May 6

Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Wú Guójiè Jìzhě
无国界记者
report / to report
bàogào
报告
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
press freedom / freedom of the press
xīnwén zìyóu
新闻自由
to fall to / to drop to
jiàng zhì
降至
25 years
25 nián
25年
in the past (time span marker)
lái
来
the lowest point / all-time low
zuì dī diǎn
最低点
。

Reporters Without Borders (RSF organization)

Wú Guójiè Jìzhě Zǔzhī

无国界记者组织

to release / to publish

structural particle

World Press Freedom Index

quánqiú xīnwén zìyóu zhǐshù

全球新闻自由指数

to show / to indicate

global / worldwide

press freedom / freedom of the press

xīnwén zìyóu

to fall to / to plunge to

the said index / the index

to establish / to found

in the 25 years since establishment

structural particle

the lowest level / record low

zuì dī shuǐpíng