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·HSK 2April 1

China
Zhōngguó
中国
technology
jìshù
技术
companies
gōngsī
公司
expand
kuòdà
扩大
EU
Ōuméng
欧盟
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

HSK 4April 1

India
Yìndù
印度
April 1
sì yuè yī rì
4月1日
starting from
qǐ
起
to adjust / to revise
tiáozhěng
调整
import
jìnkǒu
进口
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
policy
zhèngcè
政策
，
personal
gèrén
个人
goods
shāngpǐn
商品
tax rate
shuìlǜ
税率
halved / reduced by half
jiǎn bàn
减半
。

sì yuè yī rì

bǎifēnzhī èrshí

bǎifēnzhī shí

at the same time

duty-free allowance

qī diǎn wǔ wàn lúbǐ

zhìzào shāng

deferred payment

HSK 2April 1

the King of the United Kingdom
Yīngguó Guówáng
英国国王
King Charles III
Chá ěr sī Sān Shì
查尔斯三世
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
in / during
zài
在
late April
sì yuè xià xún
四月下旬
to visit / to make a state visit to
fǎngwèn
访问
United States
Měiguó
美国
。

the British Royal Family

Yīngguó Wángshì

King Charles III

Chá ěr sī Sān Shì

查尔斯三世

Camilla queen consort

will (future marker)

4 yuè xià xún

to (a destination)

to make / to conduct

guóshì fǎngwèn

the British King

Yīngguó Guówáng

since that time

for the first time

HSK 1April 1

March
sān yuè
三月
，
India
Yìndù
印度
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
PMI (purchasing managers index)
PMI
PMI
to become smaller / to fall
biàn xiǎo
变小
(completion particle)
le
了
。

(possessive particle)

number / figure

PMI (purchasing managers index)

to become smaller / to fall

(completion particle)

number / figure

wǔshíliù diǎn jiǔ

五十六点九

to change to / to become

(completion particle)

wǔshísān diǎn bā

五十三点八

HSK 4April 1

Oracle (tech company)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / lay off
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately
yuē
约
30,000 (measure)
sān wàn míng
三万名
employees
yuángōng
员工
，
it is the
wèi
为
company
gōngsī
公司
ever / in history
yǒu shǐ yǐlái
有史以来
scale
guīmó
规模
largest
zuì dà
最大
(particle)
de
的
layoff action
cáiyuán xíngdòng
裁员行动
。

Oracle (tech company)

globally / across the world

quánqiú fànwéi nèi

全球范围内

to lay off employees

in history / ever

yǒu shǐ yǐlái

cáiyuán xíngdòng

this move / this action

to free up / release

capital / funding

construction / building

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

shùjù zhōngxīn

HSK 2April 1

Biogen (pharmaceutical company)
Bǎijiàn
百健
for / at (a price)
yǐ
以
$5.6 billion
wǔshíliù yì měiyuán
56亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Apellis (pharmaceutical company)
Apellis
Apellis
，
to obtain / to gain
huòdé
获得
eye disease
yǎn bìng
眼病
and
jí
及
kidney disease
shèn bìng
肾病
new treatment / new therapy
xīn liáofǎ
新疗法
。

the United States

for / at (a price)

wǔshíliù yì měiyuán

structural particle

medicine / drug

sìshíyī měiyuán

previous / prior

bǎifēnzhī yībǎisìshí

HSK 6April 1

Japan
Rìběn
日本
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
long-range
yuǎnchéng
远程
counter-strike
fǎnjī
反击
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
，
the Chinese side
Zhōng fāng
中方
to criticize
pīpíng
批评
its
qí
其
to exceed / to go beyond
chāoyuè
超越
exclusively defensive posture (Japanese defense doctrine)
zhuān shǒu fáng wèi
专守防卫
scope / boundaries
fànchóu
范畴
。

sān yuè sānshíyī rì

三月三十一日

Kumamoto Prefecture

Xióngběn xiàn

new type / newly developed

marking / signaling

major / significant

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

immediately afterward

to express a position

to believe / to consider

this action / this move

to exceed / to go beyond

(completion particle)

exclusively defensive posture

zhuān shǒu fáng wèi

HSK 4April 1

China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
trade
màoyì
贸易
truce
xiūzhàn
休战
continues / ongoing
chíxù
持续
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to defer / hold off
zàn huǎn
暂缓
to implement
shíshī
实施
new
xīn
新
rare earth
xī tǔ
稀土
export
chūkǒu
出口
restrictions
xiànzhì
限制
。

in effect / effective

during / period

suspended / paused

export controls

chūkǒu guǎnkòng

at the same time

the United States

continued / extended

reduction / concessions

fēnxī rénshì

is a type of / belongs to

zhànlüèxìng

temporary reprieve

before year-end 2026

2026 nián dǐ qián

durable / lasting

framework agreement

kuàngjià xiéyì

friction / tensions

escalation / intensification

HSK 2March 31

Saronic (autonomous vessel company)
Saronic
Saronic
company
gōngsī
公司
to raise funds
róngzī
融资
$1.75 billion
shíqī diǎn wǔ yì měiyuán
17.5亿美元
，
for
wèi
为
the United States
Měiguó
美国
navy
hǎijūn
海军
to build
jiànzào
建造
autonomous
zìdòng
自动
vessels / ships
chuánzhī
船只
。

the United States

Saronic (autonomous vessel company)

shíqī diǎn wǔ yì měiyuán

unmanned / autonomous

vessels / ships

the United States

HSK 2March 31

four
sì zhī
四支
women basketball
nǚlán
女篮
number one
dì yī
第一
seeded
hào
号
seeded teams
zhǒngzǐ duì
种子队
again
zàicì
再次
all
quánbù
全部
to advance to
jìnrù
进入
college
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
Final Four
sìqiáng
四强
。

to be confirmed

UConn (University of Connecticut)

UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)

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Nán Kǎluólái nà

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