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·HSK 4May 1

Wang Yi (Chinese foreign minister)
Wáng Yì
王毅
stated / indicated
biǎoshì
表示
to blockade / to close off
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Hormuz (Strait of Hormuz)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
to go against / to run counter to
wéibèi
违背
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
shared / common
gòngtóng
共同
interests
lìyì
利益
，
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
all parties
gè fāng
各方
through / via
tōngguò
通过
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
channels / means
tújìng
途径
to resolve / to defuse
huàjiě
化解
crisis
wēijī
危机
。

foreign minister

wàijiāo bùzhǎng

to close / to shut

to harm / to damage

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

to urge / to press

means / methods

comprehensive / full

the Chinese side

to safeguard / to protect

security / safety

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

agenda item / issue

HSK 4May 1

Google (tech company)
gǔgē
谷歌
parent company
mǔgōngsī
母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase / to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
22 percent
22%
22%
，
Google Cloud
gǔgē yún
谷歌云
revenue
shōurù
收入
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
63 percent
63%
63%
。

to increase / to grow

to break through / to surpass

200 yì měiyuán

major milestone / threshold

for the first time

the most primary / the leading

zuì zhǔyào de

growth engine / growth driver

zēngzhǎng yǐnqíng

Alphabet (Google parent company)

at the same time / simultaneously

to raise / to revise upward

capital expenditure

zīběn zhīchū

with emphasis on / focusing on

to increase investment / to double down

artificial intelligence

jīchǔ shèshī

development / construction

HSK 3April 30

the United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
，
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
somewhat / to a certain degree
yǒusuǒ
有所
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
。

the United States

Department of Commerce

to show / to indicate

GDP / gross domestic product

guónèi shēngchǎn zǒngzhí

国内生产总值

bǎifēnzhī èr

below / lower than

expectations / forecast

(structural particle)

bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn sān

reasons / causes

HSK 5April 30

SoftBank
Ruǎn Yín
软银
to plan / to intend
nǐ
拟
to spin off
fēn chāi
分拆
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
robotics / robot
jīqìrén
机器人
company
gōngsī
公司
Roze (SoftBank AI robotics spinout)
Roze
Roze
to go to
fù
赴
the US
Měi
美
to list / to go public
shàngshì
上市
，
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
at the highest / up to
zuì gāo
最高
to reach
dá
达
USD 100 billion
qiān yì měiyuán
千亿美元
。

according to reports

group / conglomerate

(introduces the object)

under its umbrella / affiliated

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

business / operations

to integrate / to consolidate

to establish / to form

Roze (planned spinout)

the United States

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

USD 100 billion

1000 yì měiyuán

this / the current

at the earliest

second half of the year

to put into action / to implement

fù zhū shíshī

specific / concrete

timeline / schedule

shíjiān biǎo

to exist / remain

considerable / significant

bù quèdìng xìng

HSK 4April 30

Brent crude benchmark
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
to reach / to hit a level
chùjí
触及
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
USD 126
126 měiyuán
126美元
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
situation / geopolitical developments
júshì
局势
to intensify / to worsen
jiājù
加剧
the market
shìchǎng
市场
volatility / price swings
bōdòng
波动
。

affected by / subject to

Brent (crude benchmark)

futures contracts

intraday / during trading

to surge sharply

USD 126.41 per barrel

126.41 měiyuán

to pull back / to fall back

around / near that level

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Guójì Néngyuán Shǔ

国际能源署

stated / described

this / the current

in history / historically

largest in scale

guīmó zuì dà

(structural particle)

HSK 2April 30

China
Zhōngguó
中国
the month of April
sì yuèfèn
四月份
manufacturing industry
zhìzàoyè
制造业
activity
huódòng
活动
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
expansion / to expand
kuòzhāng
扩张
。

the month of April

manufacturing industry

is / equals (formal)

50.3 (PMI score)

wǔ shí diǎn sān

consecutive / in a row

the second month

dì èr gè yuè

higher than / above

expansion threshold / growth line

kuòzhāng xiàn

service industry / services sector

however / on the other hand

is / equals (formal)

49.4 (PMI score)

sì shí jiǔ diǎn sì

contraction / to contract (economic)

HSK 3April 30

new study
xīn yánjiū
新研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
，
chemotherapy
huàliáo
化疗
period / during
qījiān
期间
to supplement
bǔchōng
补充
vitamin D
wéishēngsù D
维生素D
can make / is able to cause
kě shǐ
可使
breast cancer
rǔxiàn ái
乳腺癌
complete remission rate
wánquán huǎnjiě lǜ
完全缓解率
to increase / to improve
tígāo
提高
79 percent
bǎifēnzhī qīshíjiǔ
百分之七十九
。

a (study) / one (item)

to find / to discover

wéishēngsù D

complete remission rate

wánquán huǎnjiě lǜ

完全缓解率

bǎifēnzhī qīshíjiǔ

百分之七十九

yánjiū rényuán

to believe / to consider

wéishēngsù D

through / by means of

miǎnyì xìtǒng

to promote / to enhance

effectiveness / results

still needs / requires

gèng dàguīmó

research / study

HSK 4April 30

Baidu (Chinese tech company)
Bǎidù
百度
Apollo Go (Baidu robotaxi service)
Apollo Go
Apollo Go
Wuhan (city in China)
Wǔhàn
武汉
malfunction / system failure
gùzhàng
故障
after
hòu
后
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to suspend / to halt temporarily
zàntíng
暂停
to issue / to grant
fāfàng
发放
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
new
xīn
新
permit / license
xǔkě zhèng
许可证
。

Baidu (tech company)

Apollo Go (Baidu robotaxi service)

driverless taxi / robotaxi

wúrén chūzū chē

无人出租车

due to / because of

cloud / cloud platform

malfunction / breakdown

Wuhan (city in China)

collectively / en masse

to cease operation

more than 100 vehicles

yú bǎi liàng

driverless car / robotaxi

inside the vehicle

regulatory authorities

jiānguǎn bùmén

subsequently / following this

to issue / to grant

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

permit / license

yùnyíng shāng

must / are required to

safety self-assessment

ānquán zì jiǎn

HSK 3April 30

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
33 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísān
百分之三十三
，
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
to reach / to hit
dá
达
$26.8 billion
èr bǎi liùshí bā yì měiyuán
二百六十八亿美元
。

Meta (social media company)

is / amounts to

wǔ bǎi liùshí sān yì měiyuán

五百六十三亿美元

bǎifēnzhī sānshísān

百分之三十三

to reach / to achieve

èr bǎi liùshí bā yì měiyuán

二百六十八亿美元

advertising revenue

guǎnggào shōurù

to drive / to boost

particle indicating completion

financial results / performance

expects / forecasts

between / within

wǔ bǎi bāshí yì měiyuán

五百八十亿美元

liù bǎi yīshí yì měiyuán

六百一十亿美元

HSK 5April 30

Tim Cook (Apple CEO)
Dìmǔ Kùkè
蒂姆·库克
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
September
jiǔyuè
九月
to step down / to retire from office
xièrèn
卸任
，
Apple (tech company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
will
jiāng
将
to welcome / to receive
yínglái
迎来
incoming / new
xīnrèn
新任
chief executive officer (CEO)
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
John Ternus (Apple VP)
Yuēhàn Tènàsī
约翰·特纳斯
。

Píngguǒ Gōngsī

chief executive officer (CEO)

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

Tim Cook (Apple CEO)

jiǔ yuè yī rì

to step down from office

by / succeeded by

hardware engineering

yìngjiàn gōngchéng

senior vice president

gāojí fù zǒngcái

高级副总裁

John Ternus (Apple VP)

Yuēhàn Tènàsī

约翰·特纳斯

to take over / to succeed

on the same day

to release / to publish

second fiscal quarter

dì èr cáijì

financial results

expects / forecasts

yī qiān líng jiǔshí wǔ yì měiyuán

一千零九十五亿美元