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·HSK 3April 28

Kenya
Kěnníyà
肯尼亚
athlete / competitor
xuǎnshǒu
选手
Sawe (athlete surname)
Shào
绍
in / at
zài
在
London Marathon
Lúndūn mǎlāsōng
伦敦马拉松
in the course of
zhōng
中
to become
chéngwéi
成为
the very first
shǒu gè
首个
to break through
tūpò
突破
marathon
mǎlāsōng
马拉松
two-hour
liǎng xiǎoshí
两小时
major barrier / milestone
dàguān
大关
(structural particle)
de
的
athlete
yùndòngyuán
运动员
。

long-distance runner

chángpǎo yùndòngyuán

长跑运动员

Sàbāsīdìān Shào

萨巴斯蒂安·绍

London Marathon

Lúndūn mǎlāsōng

伦敦马拉松

with / in (a time of)

1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds

1 xiǎoshí 59 fēn 30 miǎo

1小时59分30秒

to complete / to finish

to break (a record)

(completion particle)

liǎng xiǎoshí

major barrier / milestone

HSK 2April 27

April / the month of April
4 yuè
4月
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
stock / shares
gǔpiào
股票
to surge / sharp rise
dà zhǎng
大涨
，
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
ETF [exchange-traded fund]
ETF
ETF
within the month
yuè nèi
月内
growth / rate of increase
zhǎngfú
涨幅
to exceed / over
chāoguò
超过
forty percent
40%
40%
。

the month of April

the United States / American

to experience / to see

strong / robust

rise / increase in value

industry / sector

ETF [exchange-traded fund]

within the month

growth / rate of increase

to exceed / over

Nasdaq [stock exchange]

index / market index

to set a new / to establish a record

all-time high / record high

lìshǐ xīn gāo

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

construction / development

robust / strong

this / this time

rise / increase

[structural particle]

HSK 4April 27

Siemens
Xīménzǐ
西门子
and / together with
yǔ
与
TSMC / Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Táijīdiàn
台积电
to expand / to broaden
kuòdà
扩大
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
，
jointly / together
gòngtóng
共同
to advance / to promote
tuījìn
推进
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
driven by / powered by
qūdòng
驱动
[structural particle]
de
的
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
design
shèjì
设计
automation / automated processes
zìdònghuà
自动化
。

and / together with

recently / in recent days

to announce / to declare

to continue / to extend

and also / as well as

to deepen / to strengthen

partnership / collaborative relationship

hézuò huǒbàn guānxi

合作伙伴关系

key focus / emphasis

to advance / to promote

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

driven by / powered by

[structural particle]

tool / instrument

under / subsidiary of

[structural particle]

EDA / electronic design automation

diànzǐ shèjì zìdònghuà

电子设计自动化

tools / software

to complete / to achieve

multiple / several

top-tier / cutting-edge

process technology / manufacturing node

zhìchéng jìshù

[structural particle]

certification / validation

including / to include

N2P [2nm+ process node]

A16 [advanced process node]

and other / among others

node / process node

HSK 5April 27

Mali
Mǎlǐ
马里
to erupt / to break out
bàofā
爆发
large-scale / widespread
dà guīmó
大规模
coordinated / synchronized
xiétiáo
协调
attack / assault
xíjī
袭击
，
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
in / at
zài
在
capital city
shǒudū
首都
nearby / in the vicinity
fùjìn
附近
to be killed / to perish
yùnàn
遇难
。

within the territory / across the country

multiple / several

simultaneously / at the same time

to erupt / to break out

large-scale / widespread

armed / armed force

attack / assault

jihadist armed group

shèngjì wǔzhuāng

and / together with

Tuareg [ethnic group in West Africa]

Tú ā léi gé

separatist armed group

fēnliè wǔzhuāng

in coordination / coordinated

to launch / to initiate [an attack]

attack / offensive

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Sadio Camara [defense minister name]

Sà dí ào Kǎmǎlā

萨迪奥·卡马拉

outskirts / suburban area

[structural particle]

Kati [town near Bamako]

[passive marker]

suicide / self-detonating

car bomb / vehicle-borne explosive

qìchē zhàdàn

attack / assault

to die / to be killed

Bamako [capital of Mali]

to be forced to / compelled

to close / to shut down

HSK 3April 27

the United Kingdom / Britain
Yīngguó
英国
king / monarch
guówáng
国王
King Charles the Third
Cháěrsī Sānshì
查尔斯三世
to arrive at / to reach
dǐdá
抵达
Washington D.C.
Huáshèngdùn
华盛顿
，
to launch / to begin
zhǎnkāi
展开
since 2007
2007 nián
2007年
since then / ever since
yǐlái
以来
first time / for the first time
shǒucì
首次
toward the United States / to America
duì Měi
对美
state visit
guóshì fǎngwèn
国事访问
。

the United Kingdom

King Charles the Third

Cháěrsī Sānshì

查尔斯三世

and / together with

queen consort / queen

Camilla [queen consort name]

to arrive at / to reach

the United States

to begin / to start

lasting four days / a four-day

wéiqī sì tiān

[structural particle]

guóshì fǎngwèn

the United Kingdom

royal family / the Crown

since then / ever since

for the first time / first ever

to / toward the United States

guóshì fǎngwèn

cǐcì fǎngwèn

coincides with / happens to fall on

the United States

250th anniversary

commemoration / anniversary

to face / to confront

UK-US relations

Yīng-Měi guānxi

trending toward / becoming increasingly

tense / strained

[structural particle]

diplomatic / foreign affairs

backdrop / background context

HSK 4April 27

the White House
Báigōng
白宫
journalist / reporter
jìzhě
记者
formal dinner / banquet
wǎnyàn
晚宴
outside / exterior
wài
外
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
shooting incident / gunfire
qiāngjī
枪击
，
suspect / alleged perpetrator
xiányírén
嫌疑人
carrying weapons / armed
chíxiè
持械
to rush through a checkpoint
chōngguān
冲关
to be arrested / to be apprehended
bèibǔ
被捕
。

the United States

the White House

press correspondents association

jìzhě xiéhuì

formal dinner / banquet

Washington D.C.

to be held / to take place

during / in the course of

one [person] / a

carrying / holding

multiple items of

to rush toward / to charge at

[structural particle]

security checkpoint area

Secret Service agents

tèqín rényuán

to open fire / to shoot

shortly afterward / subsequently

[passive marker]

police / law enforcement

to arrest / to apprehend

Trump [US president]

and / along with

several / multiple

senior official / high-ranking official

immediately / at once

[passive marker]

to evacuate / to withdraw

Secret Service agent

tèqín rényuán

to be shot / to be hit by a bullet

after / following

because of / due to

wearing / dressed in

bulletproof vest

fángdàn bèixīn

and thus / thereby

to narrowly escape disaster / to survive by luck

xìng miǎn yú nàn

HSK 3April 27

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to confirm / to verify
zhèngshí
证实
Apple (tech company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
new version
xīn bǎn
新版
Siri (Apple voice assistant)
Siri
Siri
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
based on / built on
jīyú
基于
Gemini (Google AI model)
Gemini
Gemini
to build / to develop
gòujiàn
构建
。

to confirm / to verify

Apple (tech company)

is currently (doing something)

one (measure word for products/apps)

based on / built on

Gemini (Google AI model)

model / AI model

(possessive particle)

Siri (Apple voice assistant)

expected / planned

to be released / to launch

Siri (Apple voice assistant)

will (future marker)

to have / to be equipped with

awareness / perception

capability / ability

marking / signifying

Apple (tech company)

AI (artificial intelligence)

to launch / to begin

deep / in-depth

cooperation / partnership

HSK 2April 27

Las Vegas
Lāsīwéijiāsī
拉斯维加斯
the Raiders (NFL team)
tūxízhě duì
突袭者队
using / with
yǐ
以
the first overall pick
dìyī shùnwèi
第一顺位
to select / to draft (a player)
xuǎnzhòng
选中
quarterback
sìfēnwèi
四分卫
Mendoza (player name)
Ménduōsà
门多萨
。

NFL (National Football League)

xuǎnxiù dàhuì

to be held / to take place

Lāsīwéijiāsī

拉斯维加斯

the Raiders (NFL team)

tūxízhě duì

the first overall pick

dìyī shùnwèi

to select / to draft

Fernando (first name)

Fèiěrnánduō

Mendoza (player surname)

Ohio State University

Éhàiézhōu Lìdàxué

俄亥俄州立大学

in total / altogether

four (measure word for people)

player / athlete

the top 11 picks

qián shíyī shùnwèi

前十一顺位

(passive marker)

to be selected / drafted

HSK 5April 27

the United States
Měiguó
美国
Treasury Department
cáizhèngbù
财政部
to sanction / to impose sanctions on
zhìcái
制裁
China
Zhōngguó
中国
Hengli Petrochemical (Chinese refinery)
Héng Lì Shíhuà
恒力石化
and / as well as
jí
及
approximately 40 (vessels)
yuē sìshí sōu
约四十艘
vessels / ships
chuánzhī
船只
，
to strike at / to combat
dǎjī
打击
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
petroleum / oil
shíyóu
石油
trade
màoyì
贸易
network
wǎngluò
网络
。

the United States

Treasury Department

wàiguó zīchǎn

control / oversight

against / toward

Dalian (Chinese city)

Hengli Petrochemical (Chinese refinery)

Héng Lì Shíhuà

and / as well as

approximately 40

yuē sìshí gè

to implement / to impose

this time / on this occasion

action / operation

aimed at / intended to

to cut off / to sever

(possessive particle)

petroleum / oil

revenue / income

government / administration

maximum / greatest

(possessive particle)

to comprise / component

HSK 2April 27

technology
kējì
科技
giants / major players
jùtóu
巨头
this week
běnzhōu
本周
all at once / concentrated
jízhōng
集中
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
quarterly earnings report
jìbào
季报
，
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
and
hé
和
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
will (do something) on
jiāng yú
将于
April 29
sìyuè èrshíjiǔ rì
四月二十九日
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
earnings / financial results
yèjì
业绩
。

Meta (social media company)

will on (a specific date)

sìyuè èrshíjiǔ rì

四月二十九日

on the same day

to release / to publish

financial report / earnings report

to hope / to want

to see / to witness

(possessive particle)

AI (artificial intelligence)

to begin / to start

to bring / to generate

revenue / income