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·HSK 3May 15

the United States
Měiguó
美国
April / the 4th month
4 yuè
4月
inflation rate
tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ
通货膨胀率
to rise to / to climb to
shēng zhì
升至
3.8 percent
3.8%
3.8%
，
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
in three years / over the past three years
sān nián lái
三年来
new high
xīn gāo
新高
。

the United States

Department of Labor

to announce / to publish

April / the 4th month

commodity prices / prices of goods

year-on-year / compared to the same period last year

to rise / to increase

HSK 6May 15

the United States
Měiguó
美国
April / the 4th month
4 yuè
4月
producer / manufacturer
shēngchǎnzhě
生产者
price
jiàgé
价格
index
zhǐshù
指数
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to soar / to surge dramatically
biāoshēng
飙升
6 percent
6%
6%
，
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
end of 2022
2022 nián dǐ
2022年底
since (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
largest / greatest
zuì dà
最大
increase / magnitude of rise
zhǎngfú
涨幅
。

the United States

April / the 4th month

Producer Price Index (PPI)

shēngchǎnzhě jiàgé zhǐshù

生产者价格指数

month-on-month / compared to the previous month

to rise / to increase

far exceeding / well above

expectation / forecast

HSK 5May 15

Xi Jinping (Chinese president)
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to warn / warning
jǐnggào
警告
Trump (US president)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
：
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
issue / problem
wèntí
问题
to handle / to deal with
chǔlǐ
处理
improperly / inappropriately
bùdàng
不当
will / would
jiāng
将
to cause / to make
shǐ
使
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
conflict / clash
chōngtū
冲突
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。

at / in / during

summit / summit meeting

on / above / at (location)

Xi Jinping (Chinese president)

to characterize as / to define as

dìngxìng wéi

China-US / Sino-American

relations / relationship

in / among / within

the most important

zuì zhòngyào

structural particle

issue / agenda item

HSK 2May 15

Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / at
zài
在
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
to build / to develop
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
rén'gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
。

Microsoft (tech company)

within four years

to invest / investment

100 yì měiyuán

to build / to develop

artificial intelligence

rén'gōng zhìnéng

shùjù zhōngxīn

HSK 2May 14

the European Union
Oumeng
欧盟
unanimously / all together
yizhi
一致
to agree / to approve
tongyi
同意
toward / against
dui
对
Israel
Yisèlie
以色列
settler / colonist
dingjuzhe
定居者
to impose / to implement
shishi
实施
sanctions
zhicai
制裁
。

the European Union

member state / member country

to agree / to approve

toward / against

to impose / to implement

possessive / structural particle

destruction / damage

to trigger / to cause

completion particle

strong / intense

outrage / indignation

HSK 6May 14

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
to test-fire / to conduct a test launch
shìshè
试射
new type / next-generation
xīnxíng
新型
Sarmat (Russian ICBM)
Sāěrmǎtè
萨尔马特
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
zhōujì dàndào dǎodàn
洲际弹道导弹
，
nuclear
hé
核
modernization
xiàndàihuà
现代化
process / advancement
jìnchéng
进程
to continue / to persist
chíxù
持续
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
。

recently / in recent days

to complete / to carry out

new type / next-generation

Sarmat (RS-28 ICBM)

intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

zhōujì dàndào dǎodàn

洲际弹道导弹

possessive / structural particle

test launch / test-firing

this / the said

end of the year

formally / officially

to enter / to be placed into

combat / battle

on duty / on alert

HSK 3May 14

SpaceX (rocket and space company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to apply for / to file for
shēnqǐng
申请
to go public / stock market listing
shàngshì
上市
，
valuation / estimated value
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$1.75 trillion USD
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元
。

SpaceX (rocket and space company)

already / has (completed action marker)

confidentially / secretly

the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

证券交易委员会

to submit / to file

IPO / stock market listing

application / filing

to be / is (equal to)

$1.75 trillion USD

1.75 wànyì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

likely to / expected to

in history / historically

largest / greatest

possessive / structural particle

initial public offering (IPO)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

HSK 5May 14

the Senate / upper chamber of Congress
cānyìyuàn
参议院
by (a vote of) / with
yǐ
以
54 votes to 45 votes
54 piào duì 45 piào
54票对45票
to confirm / to approve
quèrèn
确认
Warsh (surname, Kevin Warsh)
Wòshí
沃什
to take up the post of / to serve as
chūrèn
出任
the Federal Reserve
Měilián chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
。

the United States

54 votes to 45 votes

54 piào duì 45 piào

to confirm / to approve

Kevin Warsh (nominee for Fed chair)

Kǎiwén Wòshí

to serve as / to hold the position of

the Federal Reserve

chairman / chair

this time / on this occasion

this / the said

position / post

in history / historically

partisan / political party

division / disagreement

greatest / largest

possessive / structural particle

one time / one instance

HSK 4May 14

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tájīdiàn
台积电
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
market
shìchǎng
市场
will / going to (future marker)
jiāng
将
by / at (time or place preposition)
yú
于
the year 2030
2030 nián
2030年
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$1.5 trillion USD
1.5 wànyì měiyuán
1.5万亿美元
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

at / on (time preposition)

to release / to publish

report / forecast

to forecast / to predict

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

will / going to (future marker)

to drive / to propel

global / worldwide

at / in (location/time)

to exceed / to surpass

$1.5 trillion USD

1.5 wànyì měiyuán

1.5万亿美元

this / the said (referring back)

forecast / prediction

compared to / relatively

previously / before this

possessive / structural particle

$1 trillion USD

1 wànyì měiyuán

significantly / by a large margin

to revise upward / to raise

HSK 5May 13

United States
Měiguó
美国
the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiānguǎnjú
食品药品监管局
director / commissioner
júzhǎng
局长
Makary (surname)
Mǎkǎlǐ
马卡里
amid
zài
在
pressure
yālì
压力
under
xià
下
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to resign
cízhí
辞职
。

Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiānguǎnjú

食品药品监管局

previously / before this

had (past tense marker)

the White House

to produce / to generate

director / commissioner

the position of

deputy commissioner

Diamantas (surname)

Dàiyàmàntǎsī

戴亚曼塔斯

to take over / to succeed