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·HSK 4May 13

WHO (World Health Organization)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
hantavirus
hàntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
，
already
yǐ
已
to cause / resulting in
zhì
致
three people
sān rén
三人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to confirm / to verify

to break out / to erupt

hàntǎn bìngdú

to find / to report

among them / of which

HSK 2May 13

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
，
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
750 percent
750%
750%
。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

significantly / sharply

to set (a record)

new high / record high

mainly / primarily

AI (artificial intelligence)

cúnchú xīnpiàn

driven by / spurred by

HSK 4May 13

SK Hynix (South Korean chip company)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
operating profit
yíngyè lìrùn
营业利润
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
fivefold
wǔ bèi
五倍
，
profit margin
lìrùn lǜ
利润率
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
。

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

cúnchú xīnpiàn

driven by / propelled by

giant / major player

SK Hynix (South Korean chip company)

operating profit

yíngyè lìrùn

operating profit margin

yíngyè lìrùn lǜ

营业利润率

as high as / reaching

to set (a record)

HSK 5May 13

Qualcomm (chip company)
Gāotōng
高通
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
13 percent
13%
13%
，
to lead / to spearhead
yǐnlǐng
引领
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
sector / segment
bǎnkuài
板块
across-the-board / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
pullback / correction
huídiào
回调
。

above expectations

compounded by / combined with

collapse / breakdown

concern / anxiety

selloff / dumping of shares

Qualcomm (chip company)

to lead the decline

reaching / amounting to

HSK 3May 13

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
stock market
gǔshì
股市
total market capitalization
zǒng shìzhí
总市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$4.47 trillion
4.47 wànyì měiyuán
4.47万亿美元
，
to rank among / to enter the ranks of
jīshēn
跻身
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
sixth largest
dì liù dà
第六大
stock market
gǔpiào shìchǎng
股票市场
。

driven by / due to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

related / connected

to drive / to propel

total market capitalization

to exceed / to surpass

4.47 wànyì měiyuán

4.47万亿美元

to overtake / to surpass

and others / etc.

major economies

zhǔyào jīngtǐ

主要经济体

global / worldwide

gǔpiào shìchǎng

HSK 5May 12

US-Iran ceasefire
Měi Yī tínghuǒ
美伊停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be mired in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / stalemate
jiāngjú
僵局
，
international oil prices
guójì yóujià
国际油价
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng 100 měiyuán
每桶100美元
。

as / along with

US-Iran ceasefire

Měi Yī tínghuǒ

to fall into / to be mired in

deadlock / stalemate

international oil prices

guójì yóujià

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí èr rì

五月十二日

to climb to / to surge to

pānshēng zhì

$101 per barrel

měi tǒng 101 měiyuán

每桶101美元

to set (a record) / to reach (a new level)

a new four-year high

sì nián xīn gāo

HSK 3May 12

the United States
Měiguó
美国
April
sì yuè
四月
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
is expected to
yùjì
预计
to rise to / to climb to
shēng zhì
升至
3.7 percent
3.7%
3.7%
，
energy prices
néngyuán jiàgé
能源价格
is / are
shì
是
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force / key factor
tuīshǒu
推手
。

the United States

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Láogōng Tǒngjìjú

劳工统计局

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí èr rì

五月十二日

to release / to publish

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

xiāofèizhě jiàgé zhǐshù

消费者价格指数

jīngjìxuéjiā

to forecast / to predict

annual inflation rate

nián tōngzhàng lǜ

will reach / will hit

HSK 3May 12

China
Zhōngguó
中国
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to launch
fāshè
发射
Tianzhou-10 (cargo spacecraft)
Tiānzhōu shí hào
天舟十号
cargo spacecraft / supply ship
huòyùn fēichuán
货运飞船
。

on / at (formal)

wǔ yuè shí yī rì

五月十一日

Tianzhou-10 (cargo spacecraft)

Tiānzhōu shí hào

cargo spacecraft / supply ship

huòyùn fēichuán

(future action marker)

6.2 metric tons

supplies / materials

to deliver to / to send to

the China Space Station

Zhōngguó kōngjiān zhàn

中国空间站

HSK 5May 12

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Nadella (Satya Nadella)
Nàdélā
纳德拉
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
Musk (Elon Musk)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
versus / suing (legal)
sù
诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
case / lawsuit
àn
案
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
。

chief executive officer / CEO

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO)

Sàtíyǎ Nàdélā

萨蒂亚·纳德拉

on / at (formal time marker)

wǔ yuè shí yī rì

五月十一日

Oakland (city in California)

liánbāng fǎyuàn

regarding / on the matter of

to sue / to bring a lawsuit against

OpenAI (AI company)

this case / the lawsuit

to testify in court

chūtíng zuòzhèng

HSK 4May 12

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to stop / to prevent
zǔzhǐ
阻止
hacker(s)
hēikè
黑客
to exploit / to make use of
lìyòng
利用
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to develop
kāifā
开发
two-factor authentication
shuāngchóng rènzhèng
双重认证
security vulnerability / exploit
lòudòng
漏洞
。

yánjiū rényuán

to discover / to find

one / a (measure word + noun)

unknown / unidentified

to use / to employ

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

to create / to manufacture

zero-day exploit

líng rì lòudòng

to attempt / to try to

to bypass / to circumvent

two-factor authentication

shuāngchóng rènzhèng

subsequently / thereafter

the said / that (referring to something mentioned)

vendor / supplier

gōngyìngshāng

to cooperate / to work together

quietly / in a low-key manner

to patch / to fix (a flaw)

(completed action particle)

this vulnerability / the said exploit