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·HSK 6May 1

US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to cost / cost of
hào zī
耗资
has reached / now totaling
yǐ dá
已达
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
the Senate
cānyìyuàn
参议院
to reject / to veto
fǒujué
否决
to invoke / to cite
yuányǐn
援引
War Powers Act / Resolution
Zhànzhēng Quánlì Fǎ
战争权力法
possessive / attributive particle
de
的
resolution
juéyì
决议
。

with / and (formal)

possessive / attributive particle

to continue / to persist

more than / exceeding

to cost / cost of

to reach / to total

250 yì měiyuán

to reject / to veto

aspect particle

to invoke / to cite

the War Powers Act / Resolution

Zhànzhēng Quánlì Fǎ

《战争权力法》

possessive / attributive particle

to blockade / blockade

Hormuz (strait name)

strait / channel

to continue / continuously

to push up / to drive up

global / worldwide

analysts / commentators

fēnxī rénshì

expected / projected

in the short term

difficult to / hard to

to end / to conclude

HSK 4May 1

Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (surname)
Bàowēiěr
鲍威尔
term of office
rènqī
任期
May 15th
5 yuè 15 rì
5月15日
to expire / term ends
jiémǎn
届满
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
rose to / increased to
shēng zhì
升至
3.5 percent
3.5 bǎifēnzhī
3.5%
。

Federal Reserve / the Fed

Měi Lián Chǔ

chairman / chair

Powell (surname)

will (future marker)

on / at (formal)

to expire / term ends

tōngzhàng lǜ

rose to / increased to

3.5 bǎifēnzhī

higher than / above

possessive / attributive particle

2.8 bǎifēnzhī

expected / projected

will (future marker)

within the next several weeks

shù zhōu nèi

to announce / to release

to succeed / successor

candidate / chosen person

Federal Reserve / the Fed

Měi Lián Chǔ

direction / trajectory

to exist / there is

relatively large / significant

bù quèdìng xìng

HSK 5May 1

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
technology / science and technology
kējì
科技
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
estimated / projected
yùjì
预计
to exceed / over
chāo
超
$700 billion
7000 yì měiyuán
7000亿美元
。

industry / sector

forecast / prediction

Meta (parent company of Facebook)

etc. / and others

technology / science and technology

giant / major player

will (future marker)

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

on / in (prepositional complement)

in total / combined

to invest / to spend

more than / exceeding

7000 yì měiyuán

to warn / warning

electricity / electric power

shortage / scarcity

high-end / advanced

chip / semiconductor

insufficient / lack of

will (future marker)

to constrain / to restrict

AI (artificial intelligence abbreviation)

development / growth

possessive / attributive particle

HSK 4May 1

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
failed to reach / did not meet
wèi dá
未达
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
and / as well as (formal)
jí
及
user / users
yònghù
用户
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
，
Chief Financial Officer / CFO
shǒuxí cáiwùguān
首席财务官
regarding / about
jiù
就
computing power / compute capacity
suànlì
算力
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
issue / problem
wèntí
问题
to issue / to send out
fāchū
发出
warning / to warn
jǐnggào
警告
。

report / to report

OpenAI (AI company)

failed to / unable to

to complete / to fulfill

revenue / income

and / as well as (formal)

weekly / every week

huóyuè yònghù

possessive / attributive particle

to trigger / to cause

related / relevant

company / companies

stock price / share price

sharp drop / to plunge

Chief Financial Officer / CFO

shǒuxí cáiwùguān

首席财务官

to warn / warning

to state / to say (formal)

revenue / income

to grow / to increase

cannot / unable to

to accelerate / to speed up

may / might (formal)

to face / to confront

computing power / compute capacity

funds / capital

insufficient / lack of

possessive / attributive particle

HSK 3May 1

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
third quarter / Q3
dìsān jìdù
第三季度
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
18 percent
18 bǎifēnzhī
18%
，
Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)
Azure
Azure
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
growth rate / rate of increase
zēngsù
增速
to reach / to hit
dá
达
40 percent
40 bǎifēnzhī
40%
。

to announce / to release

fiscal year 2026

third quarter / Q3

business results / performance

829 yì měiyuán

year-over-year / compared to the same period

to grow / to increase

18 bǎifēnzhī

Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)

revenue / income

to grow / to increase

40 bǎifēnzhī

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

to break through / to surpass

370 yì měiyuán

HSK 2May 1

May Day / May 1st (International Labour Day)
Wǔ Yī
五一
Labour Day / Workers Day
Láodòng Jié
劳动节
the United States
Měiguó
美国
across the country / in various places
gèdì
各地
to hold / to carry out
jǔxíng
举行
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
protest / demonstration
shìwēi
示威
，
to call for / to appeal for
hūyù
呼吁
to protect
bǎohù
保护
workers
gōngrén
工人
rights and interests
quányì
权益
。

the United States

nearly / close to

May Day / May 1st

to launch / to initiate

to come first / priority

billionaires / the ultra-wealthy

yìwàn fùwēng

(passive marker)

to call on / to mobilize

to go to school

to carry out / to conduct

boycott / resistance

HSK 3May 1

the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to raise / to upgrade
jiāng
将
terrorist / terrorism
kǒngbù
恐怖
threat
wēixié
威胁
level / grade
jíbié
级别
to raise / to elevate
tíshēng
提升
to / up to
zhì
至
severe
yánzhòng
严重
，
previously / before this
cǐqián
此前
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
antisemitic
fǎnyóu
反犹
attack
xíjī
袭击
incident / event
shìjiàn
事件
。

the United Kingdom

joint / combined

centre / center

to announce / to declare

substantial / significant

to raise to / to elevate to

meaning that / indicating

is highly likely

jí yǒu kěnéng

to occur / to happen

HSK 5May 1

Mali (country in West Africa)
Mǎlǐ
马里
armed / militant
wǔzhuāng
武装
armed rebellion / insurgency
pànluàn
叛乱
organization / group
zǔzhī
组织
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
large-scale / major
dàguīmó
大规模
coordinated / joint
xiétóng
协同
offensive / attack
jìngōng
进攻
，
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
in / during
zài
在
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
in the midst of
zhōng
中
to be killed in action / to die in battle
zhènwáng
阵亡
。

since / starting from

(start of a time period)

armed organization / militant group

wǔzhuāng zǔzhī

JNIM (Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Mali)

and / together with

Tuareg (ethnic group and rebel faction)

rebel forces / insurgents

against / targeting

multiple / several

attack / strike

to cause / resulting in

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Sadio (first name of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

Camara (surname of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

to die / to be killed

this / the current

is / represents

rebellion / insurgency

since / ever since

largest in scale / most extensive

guīmó zuì dà

(structural particle)

operation / action

HSK 4May 1

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)
Lǐlái
礼来
weight loss / weight reduction
jiǎnzhòng
减重
drugs / medications
yàowù
药物
sales revenue / sales figure
xiāoshòu é
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time high / record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
，
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
56 percent
56%
56%
。

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)

under the umbrella of / belonging to

tángniàobìng

drug / medication

Mounjaro (diabetes and weight loss drug by Eli Lilly)

to grow / to increase

87 yì měiyuán

weight loss drug

Zepbound (obesity treatment drug by Eli Lilly)

41 yì měiyuán

HSK 3May 1

Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / earnings
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
Amazon Web Services (cloud computing division)
AWS
AWS
growth rate / pace of growth
zēngsù
增速
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
fifteen quarters
shíwǔ jìdù
十五季度
new high / record high
xīngāo
新高
。

Amazon (company)

zǒng yíngshōu

to grow / to increase

to reach / to achieve

1815 yì měiyuán

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecasts

Amazon Web Services

to grow / to increase

376 yì měiyuán

nearly / close to

in the past four years

(structural particle)