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·HSK 3July 2

middle/China
zhōng
中
communist
gòng
共
to celebrate
qìngzhù
庆祝
party founding
jiàndǎng
建党
one hundred and five
yībǎi-líng-wǔ
105
anniversary
zhōuniàn
周年
grand conference
dàhuì
大会
grand/grand manner
lóngzhòng
隆重
to hold/conduct
jǔxíng
举行
。

grand conference

one hundred and five

yībǎi-líng-wǔ

Xi Jinping (Chinese leader)

qī-yī xūnzhāng

recipient/winner

to award/present

to deliver/publish

HSK 2July 1

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
World Cup
Shìjièbēi
世界杯
knockout stage / elimination rounds
táotài sài
淘汰赛
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
，
multiple (teams)
duō zhī
多支
football team / soccer team
qiúduì
球队
today
jīntiān
今天
to compete / match / competition
bǐsài
比赛
。

knockout stage / elimination rounds

officially / formally

to begin / to start

will / about to

qīyuè yī rì

each / respectively

to take the field / to appear

HSK 5July 1

the US Federal Reserve
Měiliánchú
美联储
to maintain / to hold steady
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged / unchanged
bùbiàn
不变
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
to expect / expectation
yùqī
预期
October
shíyuè
十月
may / might
huò jiāng
或将
to raise interest rates
jiāxī
加息
。

the US Federal Reserve

meeting / session

to decide / decision

will / about to

liánbāng jījīn

to maintain / to hold steady

3.5 to 3.75 percent

3.5% zhì 3.75%

due to / because of

to continue / persistent

to be on the high side / elevated

currently / at present

to expect / expectation

the US Federal Reserve

will / about to

to raise interest rates

25 basis points

25 gè jīdiǎn

HSK 3July 1

Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
to plan / to intend
jìhuà
计划
will / about to
jiāng
将
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
platform
píngtái
平台
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
amount / sum of money
jīné
金额
to double / to increase twofold
fāngbèi
翻倍
，
in order to / by means of
yǐ
以
to protect
bǎohù
保护
minors / underage persons
wèichéngnián rén
未成年人
。

to announce / to declare

if / in the event that

shèjiāo méitǐ

company / corporation

to prevent / to stop

minors / underage persons

wèichéngnián rén

maximum / highest

will / about to

49.5 million Australian dollars

4950 wàn Àoyuán

Australian dollar

to rise to / to increase to

99 million Australian dollars

9900 wàn Àoyuán

Australian dollar

HSK 4July 1

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
cabinet / the Cabinet
nèigé
内阁
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to recognize / to acknowledge
chéngrèn
承认
Armenia
Yàměiníyà
亚美尼亚
genocide
zhǒngzú mièjué
种族灭绝
，
Turkey
Tǔěrqí
土耳其
strongly / with strong feeling
qiángliè
强烈
to condemn / to denounce
qiǎnzé
谴责
。

cabinet / the Cabinet

unanimously / with one voice

to recognize / to acknowledge

the Ottoman Empire

Àosīmàn dìguó

奥斯曼帝国

dì yī cì shìjiè dàzhàn

第一次世界大战

during (a time period)

toward / against

Armenians / Armenian people

Yàměiníyàrén

亚美尼亚人

to carry out / to implement

possessive particle

zhǒngzú mièjué

immediately thereafter / right away

to issue / to publish

statement / declaration

to call / to describe as

this move / this action

motivated by / stemming from

political / politics

purpose / objective

HSK 2July 1

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
new
xīn
新
model / AI model
móxíng
模型
GPT-5.6 (AI model name)
GPT-5.6
GPT-5.6
，
now / currently
xiànzài
现在
only / there is only
zhǐyǒu
只有
a small number of / minority
shǎoshù
少数
user
yònghù
用户
can / may
kěyǐ
可以
to use
shǐyòng
使用
。

OpenAI (AI company)

èrshíliù rì

to release / to publish

completed action particle

model / AI model

Sol (most powerful model)

Terra (balanced model)

Luna (fast lightweight model)

currently / at present

approximately / about

(general measure word)

organization / institution

model / AI model

HSK 5June 30

Shenzhou
shénzhōu
神舟
23
23 hào
23号
astronaut
yǔhángyuán
宇航员
in
zài
在
space station
kōngjiān zhàn
空间站
conduct
jìnxíng
进行
science
kēxué
科学
experiment
shíyàn
实验
。

kōngjiān zhàn

HSK 5June 30

China
zhōngguó
中国
toward
duì
对
Japan
rìběn
日本
expands
kuòdà
扩大
export
chūkǒu
出口
control
guǎnzhì
管制
list
míngdān
名单
。

Ministry of Commerce

HSK 5June 30

Google
gǔgē
谷歌
restrict
xiànzhì
限制
metaverse
yuányǔzhòu
元宇宙
company
gōngsī
公司
use
shǐyòng
使用
Gemini
Gemini
Gemini
model
móxíng
模型
。

artificial intelligence

HSK 4June 30

United States
měiguó
美国
space
tàikōng
太空
exploration
tànsuǒ
探索
company
gōngsī
公司
stock
gǔpiào
股票
rises
zhǎng
涨
7.2 percent
7.2%
7.2%
。

initial public offering