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·HSK 6March 28

China
Zhōngguó
中国
toward / against
duì
对
the United States (abbreviated)
Měi
美
to launch / to initiate
fāqǐ
发起
two-pronged / dual
shuāng xiàng
双项
trade
màoyì
贸易
investigation
diàochá
调查
，
China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
economic and trade
jīngmào
经贸
friction / tensions
mócā
摩擦
further
jìn yī bù
进一步
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
。

Ministry of Commerce

in response to / regarding

to launch / to initiate

counter-measure

Section 301 clause

sān líng yī tiáokuǎn

launched / conducted

modifying particle

at the same time / meanwhile

yǔ cǐ tóngshí

National People Congress

quánguó rén dà

completion marker

the latest edition

wǔ nián guīhuà

technological self-reliance

strategic minerals

zhànlüè kuàngchǎn

HSK 4March 28

ByteDance (tech company)
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
and
hé
和
Alibaba (tech company)
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
to plan
jìhuà
计划
in large quantities
dàliàng
大量
to order / purchase
dìnggòu
订购
Huawei (tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
new-type / latest model
xīnxíng
新型
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
950PR (AI chip model name)
950PR
950PR
。

according to reports

ByteDance (tech company)

Zìjié Tiàodòng

Alibaba (tech company)

in large quantities

to order / purchase

Huawei (tech company)

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

chip / semiconductor

950PR (AI chip model name)

this move / this action

reflects / shows

Nvidia (chip company)

restricted / limited

possessive particle

under the backdrop of

tech enterprises / companies

to shift toward / turn to

xīnpiàn chǎnpǐn

possessive particle

HSK 2March 28

Indonesia
Yìndùníxīyà
印度尼西亚
to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
minors
wèi chéngnián rén
未成年人
to use
shǐyòng
使用
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
。

sān yuè èrshíbā rì

三月二十八日

Yìndùníxīyà

印度尼西亚

(structural particle)

under 16 years old

shíliù suì yǐxià

are not allowed to

shèjiāo méitǐ

HSK 2March 28

the United States
Měiguó
美国
new energy / clean energy
xīn néngyuán
新能源
car / automobile
qìchē
汽车
new car
xīnchē
新车
sales volume
xiāoliàng
销量
in / during
zài
在
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
the first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
to decline / to drop
xiàjiàng
下降
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le
了
28 percent
28%
28%
。

the United States

to cancel / to abolish

completion marker

to purchase / to buy

new energy / clean energy

xīn néngyuán

car / automobile

structural particle

incentive / discount

after that / subsequently

the United States

xīn néngyuán

structural particle

to decrease / to reduce

completion marker

HSK 2March 27

United States
Měiguó
美国
Major League Baseball
zhí bàng dà liánméng
职棒大联盟
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
new season
xīn sàijì
新赛季
to open / kick off
kāimù
开幕
。

Major League Baseball

zhí bàng dà liánméng

职棒大联盟

èr líng èr liù nián

二零二六年

to open / kick off

across the United States

enthusiasm running high

rèqíng gāozhǎng

HSK 4March 27

Waymo (autonomous taxi company)
Waymo
Waymo
every week / weekly
měi zhōu
每周
to carry passengers
zài kè
载客
to surpass / to break through
tūpò
突破
500,000 rides
50 wàn cì
50万次
，
plan to / intend to
nǐ
拟
to expand
kuòzhǎn
扩展
to
zhì
至
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
more than / over
yú
逾
20 cities
20 chéng
20城
。

Waymo (autonomous taxi company)

every week / weekly

to carry passengers

number of trips

liǎng nián qián

tenfold / ten times

160 yì měiyuán

financing / fundraising

driverless taxi / robotaxi

wúrén chūzūchē

无人出租车

global / worldwide

more than / over

(measure word for cities)

HSK 6March 27

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
under / affiliated with
qíxià
旗下
new AI model
xīn móxíng
新模型
Mythos (model code name)
Mythos
Mythos
accidentally
yìwài
意外
leaked / disclosed
xièlù
泄露
，
cybersecurity
wǎngluò ānquán
网络安全
experts
zhuānjiā
专家
to issue / to raise
fāchū
发出
unprecedented
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
前所未有
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
warning
jǐnggào
警告
。

Anthropic (AI company)

shùjù cúnchǔ

oversight / security gap

particle introducing the object

possessive particle

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Mythos (AI model)

possessive particle

internal documents

nèibù wénjiàn

internet / network

is considered to be

qián suǒ wèi yǒu

possessive particle

wǎngluò gōngjī

coming to light

wǎngluò ānquán

in immediate response

to fall / to drop

HSK 2March 27

Tiger Woods
Lǎohǔ Wǔzī
老虎伍兹
in / at
zài
在
Florida (US state)
Fúluólǐdá zhōu
佛罗里达州
car accident
chēhuò
车祸
after
hòu
后
passive particle
bèi
被
to be arrested
dàibǔ
逮捕
。

American / from the United States

gāo ěr fū qiú shǒu

高尔夫球手

sān yuè èr shí qī rì

Florida (US state)

Fúluólǐdá zhōu

佛罗里达州

to experience / to be involved in

rollover car accident

fān chē shìgù

on the grounds of

impaired driving

disposal particle

HSK 4March 27

SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
to obtain / to secure
huòdé
获得
$40 billion
sì bǎi yì měiyuán
400亿美元
loan
dàikuǎn
贷款
in order to
yǐ
以
to increase / to expand
jiādà
加大
toward / regarding
duì
对
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

group / conglomerate

to obtain / to secure

sì bǎi yì měiyuán

transitional / bridge

to additionally invest

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

OpenAI (AI company)

structural particle

structural particle

term / duration

shí èr gè yuè

fēnxī rénshì

to expect / to anticipate

OpenAI (AI company)

for the first time

initial public offering (IPO)

gōngkāi mùgǔ

HSK 4March 27

Ethiopia
Āisài Ébǐyà
埃塞俄比亚
investment
tóuzī
投资
forum
lùntán
论坛
to sign agreements
qiān yuē
签约
$13 billion
yī bǎi sān shí yì
一百三十亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元
，
to break
shuāxīn
刷新
historical
lìshǐ
历史
record
jìlù
纪录
。

Āisài Ébǐyà

埃塞俄比亚

Yàdísīyàbèibā

亚的斯亚贝巴

(modifier particle)

(completion particle)

yī bǎi sān shí yī yì

一百三十一亿

(modifier particle)

(modifier particle)

bā bǎi yú wèi

(completion particle)