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·HSK 5last week

Trump (name)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
toward / to
xiàng
向
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to issue / to send out
fāchū
发出
final / last
zuìhòu
最后
warning
jǐnggào
警告
，
nuclear negotiations
hé tánpàn
核谈判
to fall into / to be mired in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / stalemate
jiāngjú
僵局
。

as soon as possible

to reach / to achieve

agreement / deal

otherwise / or else

to face / to confront

serious / severe

Yīsītǎnbùěr

伊斯坦布尔

to hold / to conduct

structural particle

failed to / unable to

to achieve / to obtain

HSK 4last week

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
at / in
zài
在
I/O 2026 (developer conference)
I/O 2026
I/O 2026
conference / convention
dàhuì
大会
at (a location/event)
shàng
上
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
Gemini Intelligence (AI feature suite)
Gemini Intelligence
Gemini Intelligence
and / together with
yǔ
与
Android XR (extended reality platform)
Android XR
Android XR
smart glasses
zhìnéng yǎnjìng
智能眼镜
。

developer conference

kāifāzhě dàhuì

开发者大会

to launch / to release

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

feature suite / package

gōngnéng tàojiàn

Gemini Intelligence (AI feature brand)

Gemini Intelligence

Gemini Intelligence

and also / furthermore

to preview / to announce in advance

to be equipped with

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(structural particle)

Android XR (extended reality OS)

zhìnéng yǎnjìng

HSK 2last week

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
head / person in charge
fùzérén
负责人
to state / to say
chēng
称
，
white-collar
báilǐng
白领
work / jobs
gōngzuò
工作
will within
jiāng zài
将在
within 18 months
18 ge yuè nèi
18个月内
passive marker
bèi
被
automated
zìdònghuà
自动化
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

head / person in charge

Mustafa Suleyman (name)

Mùsītǎfǎ Sūláimàn

穆斯塔法·苏莱曼

most / the majority of

within 18 months

18 ge yuè nèi

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

fully / completely

HSK 4last week

artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to complete / to finalize
wánchéng
完成
$30 billion
300 yì měiyuán
300亿美元
fundraising / financing
róngzī
融资
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$900 billion
9000 yì měiyuán
9000亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

startup company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Anthropic (AI company)

currently / in the process of

300 yì měiyuán

structural particle

approaching / close to

9000 yì měiyuán

to surpass / exceeding

competitor / rival

jìngzhēng duìshǒu

OpenAI (AI company)

HSK 2last week

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
I/O (Google annual developer conference)
I/O
IO
2026
2026
2026
developer / developers
kāifāzhě
开发者
conference / congress
dàhuì
大会
tomorrow
míngrì
明日
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕
，
new
xīn
新
Gemini (Google AI model)
Gemini
Gemini
model / AI model
móxíng
模型
widely / much (anticipated)
bèi shòu
备受
expectation / anticipation
qīdài
期待
。

every year / annually

once / one time

(possessive / modifying particle)

I/O (Google annual developer conference)

conference / congress

will / shall (future marker)

on (a date) / at

United States / America

Jiālìfúníyà Zhōu

加利福尼亚州

to hold / to take place

the outside world / observers

to expect / anticipation

to release / to launch

Gemini (Google AI model)

model / AI model

and / as well as

Android (mobile operating system)

new features / new functions

xīn gōngnéng

HSK 4last week

Novo Nordisk (Danish pharmaceutical company)
Nuòhé Nuòdé
诺和诺德
with / and
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
partnership / cooperation
hézuò
合作
，
to drive / to advance
tuīdòng
推动
artificial intelligence / AI
rénggōng zhìnéng
人工智能
drug development / pharmaceutical R&D
yàowù yánfā
药物研发
。

Denmark / Danish

pharmaceutical giant / major drug company

zhìyào jùtóu

Novo Nordisk (Danish pharmaceutical company)

Nuòhé Nuòdé

to announce / to declare

OpenAI (AI research company)

to establish / to set up

strategic partnership / strategic cooperation

zhànlüè hézuò

will / shall (future marker)

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

to introduce / to bring in

drug / medicine

research and development / R&D

production / manufacturing

and / as well as

commercial operations / business operations

shāngyè yùnyíng

and so on / etc.

link / stage / aspect

HSK 3last week

United States / America
Měiguó
美国
April
4 yuè
4月
inflation rate
tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ
通货膨胀率
rose to / climbed to
shēng zhì
升至
3.8 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn bā
3.8%
，
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
nearly three years / in the past three years
jìn sān nián
近三年
new high / record high
xīngāo
新高
。

United States / America

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Láogōng Tǒngjìjú

劳工统计局

to show / to indicate

consumer / consumers

price index / CPI

jiàgé zhǐshù

year-on-year / compared to the same period last year

to rise / to increase

bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn bā

significantly / by a large margin

to rise / to increase

HSK 4last week

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
toward / against
duì
对
Moscow
Mòsīkē
莫斯科
surrounding areas / periphery
zhōubiān
周边
to launch / to initiate
fādòng
发动
large-scale / massive
dàguīmó
大规模
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
attack / strike
xījī
袭击
，
killing 4 people / resulting in 4 deaths
zhì 4 rén sǐwáng
致4人死亡
。

on (a date) / at

toward / against

to launch / to initiate

large-scale / massive

drone / unmanned aerial vehicle

attack / strike

approximately 120 aircraft

drone / unmanned aerial vehicle

targeting / aimed at

to cause / to result in

HSK 5last week

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Congo (DRC)
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
as / to be
wéi
为
public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn
国际突发公共卫生事件
。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìwèi Zǔzhī

on (a date) / at

to announce / to declare

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

to break out / to erupt

(possessive / modifying particle)

Bundibugyo strain / Bundibugyo type

Běndíbùjiāo xíng

本迪布焦型

epidemic / outbreak

to constitute / to pose

public health emergency of international concern

guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn

国际突发公共卫生事件

currently / at present

this / said (referring to the aforementioned)

there is still no / not yet any

approved / authorized

has resulted in / causing

HSK 6May 17

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
air strike / aerial attack
kōngxí
空袭
to kill (in combat)
jíbì
击毙
Hamas
Hāmǎsī
哈马斯
armed / military
wǔzhuāng
武装
wing (of an organization)
yì
翼
top / highest-ranking
zuìgāo
最高
commander
zhǐhuīguān
指挥官
Haddad (name)
Hādádé
哈达德
。

the military / armed forces

armed / military

wing (of an organization)

the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades

Izz al-Din al-Haddad (Hamas commander)

Yīzīdīng Hādádé

伊兹丁·哈达德

(possessive/descriptive particle)

one / a (measure word for occurrences)

air strike / aerial attack

(passive marker)

to kill (in combat)

(passive marker)

to identify / to designate

èr líng èr sān

shí yuè qī rì

attack / assault incident

xíjī shìjiàn

(possessive/descriptive particle)

planner / mastermind