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·HSK 3April 15

the United States
měiguó
美国
March
sān yuè
3月
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
3.3 percent
sān diǎn sān bǎifēnzhī
3.3%
，
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
to skyrocket / to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
is (formal)
wéi
为
main cause / primary driver
zhǔyīn
主因
。

the United States

sì yuè shí rì

to announce / to publish

(modifier particle)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

xiāofèi zhě wùjià zhǐshù

消费者物价指数

to rise / to increase

sān diǎn sān bǎifēnzhī

far higher than

(modifier particle)

èr diǎn sì bǎifēnzhī

gasoline / petrol

to surge / to rise sharply

èrshíyī diǎn èr bǎifēnzhī

skyrocketing / surge

(modifier particle)

driver / driving force

HSK 5April 15

ASML (semiconductor equipment company)
āsīmài
阿斯麦
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
strong / robust
qiángjìng
强劲
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / business performance
yèjì
业绩
，
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
full year
quánnián
全年
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
guidance / target
zhǐyǐn
指引
。

the Netherlands

equipment manufacturer / vendor

shèbèi shāng

sì yuè shíwǔ rì

to report / to publish results

net sales revenue

jìng xiāoshòu é

88 yì ōuyuán

28 yì ōuyuán

(introduces the object being acted on)

guidance / target

raised / revised upward

360 yì ōuyuán

400 yì ōuyuán

range / interval

main reason / primary driver

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

sustained / continuing

robust / vigorous

HSK 2April 15

Peru
Bìlǔ
秘鲁
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to hold / to carry out
jìnxíng
进行
second round
dì èr lún
第二轮
voting
tóupiào
投票
。

no / there is not

to obtain / to win

more than half the votes

liù wàn sān qiān míng

六万三千名

because of / due to

arrive / be delivered

tóupiào shíjiān

HSK 5April 15

research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
Africa
Fēizhōu
非洲
forests
sēnlín
森林
since / from
zì
自
the year 2010
2010 nián
2010年
onward / starting from
qǐ
起
from (transitioning from)
yóu
由
carbon sink
tàn huì
碳汇
to transform into / to become
zhuǎnbiàn wéi
转变为
net (as in net emissions)
jìng
净
carbon emissions source
tàn páifàng yuán
碳排放源
。

a (measure word for projects/studies)

research / study

to show / to indicate

has already shifted from

to transform into / to become

zhuǎnbiàn wéi

carbon emissions source

tàn páifàng yuán

tropical regions

logging / deforestation

zhǔyào yuányīn

targets / goals

to pose / to constitute

serious / grave

HSK 4April 15

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to plan
jìhuà
计划
at the earliest
zuì kuài
最快
in / at (formal prep.)
yú
于
2026
2026 nián
2026年
fourth quarter
dì sì jìdù
第四季度
to go public / to list on stock exchange
shàng shì
上市
，
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
as high as / up to
gāodá
高达
one trillion US dollars
yī wànyì měiyuán
一万亿美元
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

OpenAI (AI company)

currently / in the process of

to carry out / to proceed with

initial public offering (IPO)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

currently / at present

852 billion US dollars

8520 yì měiyuán

chief financial officer (CFO)

shǒuxí cáiwù guān

首席财务官

Shālā Fúláiěr

莎拉·弗莱尔

to state / to say

demand / interest

to receive / to obtain

strong response

qiángliè xiǎngyìng

HSK 3April 15

China
Zhōngguó
中国
March
sānyuè
三月
imports
jìnkǒu
进口
to surge / to increase significantly
dà zēng
大增
，
exports
chūkǒu
出口
growth rate
zēng sù
增速
to fall to / to drop to
jiàng zhì
降至
six months
liù gè yuè
六个月
low point
dīdiǎn
低点
。

the month of March

to grow / to increase

to set (a record)

in more than four years

sì nián duō lái

highest growth margin

zuìgāo zēngfú

only / amounting to just

forecast / expectation

11.84 trillion yuan

11.84 wànyì yuán

Chinese yuan (RMB)

HSK 4April 15

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition party
fǎnduìdǎng
反对党
to defeat
jíbài
击败
Orbán (Hungarian PM)
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
，
Magyar (opposition leader)
Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr
马尔亚尔
to win
yíngdé
赢得
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
。

opposition party

Bǐdé Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr

彼得·马尔亚尔

in / at (prep.)

(structural particle)

with / at a rate of

(structural particle)

to win a landslide victory

dà huò quánshèng

parliamentary seats

bringing to an end

lasting as long as

(structural particle)

rule / time in power

this time / on this occasion

(structural particle)

to set (a record)

hòu gòngchǎnzhǔyì

后共产主义

(structural particle)

historical record

HSK 1April 14

Benin (West African country)
Bèiníng
贝宁
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni, Beninese finance minister)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
to win
yíngdé
赢得
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
general election / presidential election
dàxuǎn
大选
。

Benin (West African country)

finance minister

cáizhèng bùzhǎng

Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni)

structural particle

ninety-four percent / 94%

bǎifēnzhī jiǔshísì

structural particle

vote share / percentage of votes received

to win / to be victorious

HSK 2April 14

new type / novel
xīnxíng
新型
stool / feces
fènbiàn
粪便
test / screening
jiǎncè
检测
can / is able to
kě
可
to detect / to find
fāxiàn
发现
ninety percent / nine out of ten
jiǔ chéng
九成
colorectal cancer
dàcháng ái
大肠癌
。

University of Geneva

Rì nèi wǎ Dàxué

日内瓦大学

structural particle

has developed / created

a kind of / a type of

test / screening

can / is able to

ninety percent / 90%

bǎifēnzhī jiǔshí

structural particle

colorectal cancer

patient / person with the disease

does not require / without needing

to do / to undergo

HSK 4April 14

survey / investigation
diàochá
调查
to show / to reveal
xiǎnshì
显示
majority / most
duōshù
多数
US / American
Měiguó
美国
company / enterprise
qǐyè
企业
will not / do not plan to
bú huì
不会
will / to transfer
jiāng
将
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
refund / rebate
tuìkuǎn
退款
to pass on to / to hand over to
zhuǎnràng gěi
转让给
consumer
xiāofèizhě
消费者
。

the United States

CNBC (US financial news network)

financial media / business news outlet

cáijīng méitǐ

to show / to reveal

25 (people, formal counter)

surveyed / interviewed

chief financial officer / CFO

shǒuxí cáiwùguān

首席财务官

to return / to pass back

companies / businesses

generally / across the board

to consider / to view

for / in response to

previously / earlier

structural particle

partial / a portion of

compensation / reimbursement

rather than / not

able to be passed through to

kě chuándǎo zhì

the consumer end / end consumers

xiāofèi duān

structural particle

extra / additional