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·HSK 5May 31

the United States
Měiguó
美国
defense secretary / minister of defense
fángzhǎng
防长
at
zài
在
Shangri-La (hotel / dialogue name)
Xiānggélǐlā
香格里拉
dialogue / forum
duìhuà
对话
at (location particle)
shàng
上
to urge / to press
dūncù
敦促
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
allied nations / allies
méngguó
盟国
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
defense spending / military expenditure
jūnfèi
军费
。

the United States

Secretary of Defense

guófáng bùzhǎng

Hegseth (Pete Hegseth)

on (date marker)

wǔ yuè sānshí rì

held at / taking place at

Xiānggélǐlā

Dialogue (security forum name)

to deliver / to give

speech / remarks

to call on / to urge

to increase / to step up

defense spending

investment / expenditure

HSK 3May 31

Warsh (surname)
Wòshí
沃什
to take office / to assume post
jiùrèn
就任
the US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
chair / chairman
zhǔxí
主席
，
to take over
jiēshǒu
接手
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
difficult problem / challenge
nántí
难题
。

Kevin (given name)

Warsh (surname)

on (date marker)

wǔ yuè èrshíèr rì

to be sworn into office

xuānshì jiùzhí

the United States

dì shíqī rèn

US Federal Reserve

Měi lián chǔ

to succeed / to replace

Powell (Jerome Powell, former Fed chair)

to face / to confront

to persist / ongoing

to remain elevated

structural particle

HSK 4May 31

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Claude (AI model name)
Claude
Claude
Opus (model tier name)
Opus
Opus
version 4.8
4.8
4.8
and / also
bìng
并
to raise funding
róngzī
融资
$65 billion
650 yì měiyuán
650亿美元
。

the United States

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Anthropic (AI company)

on / at (time marker)

wǔ yuè èrshíbā rì

latest / newest

Claude Opus 4.8 (AI model)

Claude Opus 4.8

Claude Opus 4.8

at the same time

650 yì měiyuán

fundraising round

to reach / to hit

9650 yì měiyuán

HSK 3May 30

Best Buy (electronics retailer)
Bǎisīmǎi
百思买
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjī
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to surge / to rise sharply
dà zhǎng
大涨
。

Best Buy (electronics retailer)

to announce / to release

financial results

89.4 yì měiyuán

to grow / growth

bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn jiǔ

bǎifēnzhī shí

HSK 2May 30

AMD (chip company)
AMD
AMD
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to produce / production
shēngchǎn
生产
the world first
quánqiú shǒukuǎn
全球首款
2 nanometer
2 nàmǐ
2纳米
server
fúwùqì
服务器
chip / processor
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

AMD (chip company)

sixth generation

EPYC (server processor line)

Venice (codename)

mass production

worldwide / global

TSMC (semiconductor manufacturer)

structural particle

high-performance

gāo xìngnéng

HSK 3May 30

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to end
jiéshù
结束
88 days
88 tiān
88天
internet blackout / internet cut-off
duàn wǎng
断网
，
the people / citizens
mínzhòng
民众
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to access the internet
shàng wǎng
上网
。

to order / to issue an order

lasting as long as

structural particle

internet blackout

citizens / the public

one after another / gradually

to restore / to recover

internet access

HSK 5May 30

OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
confidentially / in secret
mìmì
秘密
to / toward
xiàng
向
United States
Měiguó
美国
securities
zhèngquàn
证券
Exchange Commission
jiāoyì wěiyuánhuì
交易委员会
to submit / to file
tíjiāo
提交
public listing / IPO
shàngshì
上市
application
shēnqǐng
申请
。

OpenAI (AI research company)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Měiguó Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

美国证券交易委员会

to file / submit

completed action marker

IPO prospectus (S-1)

zhāogǔ shuōmíngshū

招股说明书

the fourth quarter

stock market listing

HSK 4May 30

Blue Origin (rocket company)
Lán sè Qǐyuán
蓝色起源
New Glenn (rocket name)
Xīn Gélún
新格伦
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
at / in
zài
在
launch pad
fāshètái
发射台
test / to test
cèshì
测试
during / in the middle of
zhōng
中
to explode
bàozhà
爆炸
。

Blue Origin (rocket company)

Lán sè Qǐyuán

structural particle (possessive)

New Glenn (rocket name)

Kǎnǎwéiláěr Jiǎo

卡纳维拉尔角

once / one time

wú rényuán shāngwáng

无人员伤亡

HSK 3May 30

Arsenal (football club)
Āsēnnà
阿森纳
to advance into / to push forward to
tǐnɡjìn
挺进
UEFA Champions League
Ōuɡuàn
欧冠
final / championship match
juésài
决赛
，
to face / to compete against
duìzhèn
对阵
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Bālí Shènɡ Rì'ěrmàn
巴黎圣日耳曼
。

Arsenal (football club)

to win / to claim

English Premier League

champion / championship

now / currently

to enter / to advance into

UEFA Champions League

final / championship match

will (future marker)

on / at (formal)

to face / to compete against

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)

Bālí Shènɡ Rì'ěrmàn

巴黎圣日耳曼

HSK 2May 30

United States and Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
to come in / to arrive (news)
chuánlái
传来
，
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
May
5 yuè
5月
to drop sharply / to fall significantly
dàdiē
大跌
17 percent
17%
17%
。

because of / due to

United States and Iran

news / information

to fall / to decline

approximately / about

since (a point in time)

the largest / biggest

(possessive particle)