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·HSK 4August 6

Qualcomm (semiconductor company)
Gāotōng
高通
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
from / starting from
cóng
从
September 1
9 yuè 1 rì
9月1日
onwards / starting
qǐ
起
to raise / to increase
shàngtiáo
上调
Snapdragon (Qualcomm chip brand)
Xiāolóng
骁龙
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
price
jiàgé
价格
，
Android (operating system)
Ānchuò
安卓
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
smartphone
shǒujī
手机
may / might (future possibility)
huò jiāng
或将
consequently / as a result
suí zhī
随之
to raise prices
zhǎngjià
涨价
。

Qualcomm (semiconductor company)

will (future marker)

onwards / starting

to raise / to increase

Snapdragon (Qualcomm chip brand)

chips / semiconductors

rate of increase

reaching / up to

liǎng wèi shù

reason / grounds

gōngyìng liàn

across-the-board / comprehensive

rising / increasing

because of / due to

Snapdragon (Qualcomm chip brand)

chips / semiconductors

widely / extensively

used in / applied to

Android (operating system)

end of the year

to face / to be confronted with

(structural particle)

HSK 4August 6

handmade crafts / artisan goods
shǒugōngyìpǐn
手工艺品
platform
píngtái
平台
Etsy (online craft marketplace)
Etsy
Etsy
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce (workforce)
cáijiǎn
裁减
12 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíèr
百分之十二
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
business operations
yèwù
业务
restructuring / reorganization
chóngzǔ
重组
。

handmade crafts / artisan goods

shǒugōngyìpǐn

Etsy (online craft marketplace)

to cut / to reduce

bǎifēnzhī shíèr

百分之十二

(possessive particle)

employees / staff

in total / a combined

èr bǎi èrshí rén

二百二十人

mainly / primarily

to affect / affecting

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

shǒuxí zhíxíngguān

首席执行官

to state / to indicate

adjustment / restructuring

aims to / is intended to

to improve / to enhance

operations / operational

not / is by no means

with the goal of

to lower / to reduce

goal / objective

HSK 5August 6

United States
Měiguó
美国
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
to import / importation of
jìnkǒu
进口
foreign / made abroad
wàiguó
外国
humanoid / human-shaped
rénxíng
人形
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
to take / to adopt (measures)
cǎiqǔ
采取
resolute / firm
jiānjué
坚决
countermeasures / to counter
fǎnzhì
反制
measures
cuòshī
措施
。

to ban / to prohibit

to import / importation of

manufactured / produced

(structural particle)

humanoid / human-shaped

after / following

Ministry of Commerce

will (future marker)

to take / to adopt

resolute / firm

countermeasures

to account for / to hold

global / worldwide

bǎifēnzhī bāshíwǔ

百分之八十五

(structural particle)

share / portion

fēnxī rénshì

to believe / to consider

Beijing / the Chinese government

by means of / using

to restrict / to limit

rare earth (minerals)

exports / to export

as / serving as

retaliation / to retaliate

HSK 2August 6

Microsoft (company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
(disposal marker, moves object before verb)
bǎ
把
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
and
hé
和
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
(possessive particle)
de
的
Xbox (Microsoft gaming console brand)
Xbox
Xbox
gaming console
yóuxìjī
游戏机
price
jiàgé
价格
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
(completed action particle)
le
了
at most / up to
zuìduō
最多
43 percent
bǎifēnzhī sìshísān
百分之四十三
。

Microsoft (company)

from / starting from

onwards / starting

by a large margin / significantly

to raise / to increase

(completed action particle)

Xbox (Microsoft gaming console brand)

(possessive particle)

at most / highest

rate of increase

reaching / up to

bǎifēnzhī sìshísān

百分之四十三

to state / to indicate

memory / storage

chip / microchip

rising / increasing

is related to / and

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(possessive particle)

is related to / is connected with

HSK 3August 6

Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
owned by / under
qíxià
旗下
Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)
Zoox
Zoox
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (time)
yú
于
August 10
8 yuè 10 rì
8月10日
in / at
zài
在
Las Vegas
Lāsī Wéijiāsī
拉斯维加斯
to launch / to roll out
tuīchū
推出
paid / fee-based
fùfèi
付费
driverless / autonomous
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
taxi
chūzūchē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
。

Amazon (company)

owned by / under

(possessive particle)

Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)

will (future marker)

Lāsī Wéijiāsī

拉斯维加斯

to begin / to start

to provide / to offer

paid / fee-based

driverless / autonomous

wúrén jiàshǐ

the first of its kind

to receive / having obtained

approval / approved

to charge a fee

(structural particle)

fāngxiàngpán

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

HSK 5August 6

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
warns
jǐnggào
警告
United States
Měiguó
美国
attacks
gōngjī
攻击
will
jiāng
将
invite
zhāozhì
招致
retaliation
bàofù
报复

HSK 4August 6

China
Zhōngguó
中国
Jielong-3
Jiélong sān hào
捷龙三号
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
debris
suìpiàn
碎片
falls into
làorù
落入
Philippines
Fēlǜbīn
菲律宾
economic zone
jīngjì qū
经济区

Jiélong sān hào

HSK 5August 6

Tata Electronics
Tǎtǎ diànzǐ
塔塔电子
suffered
zāoyù
遭遇
data breach
shùjù xièlòu
数据泄露
incident
shìjiàn
事件

Tata Electronics

Tǎtǎ diànzǐ

wǎngluò gōngjī

HSK 3August 6

2026
2026nián
2026年
ChinaJoy
ChinaJoy
ChinaJoy
at
zài
在
Shanghai
Shànghǎi
上海
closes
bìmù
闭幕

HSK 4August 6

WuXi AppTec
Yàomíngkāngdé
药明康德
first half of year
shàngbànnián
上半年
net profit
jìnglì
净利
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
grows
zēngzhǎng
增长
33.7 percent
33.7%
33.7%

Yàomíngkāngdé

shàngbànnián

jìnglìrùnlì

11.08 billion yuan

110.8 yì yuán