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·HSK 3May 12

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
will travel to / will be in
jiāng yú
将于
May 14th
5 yuè 14 rì
5月14日
to / through
zhì
至
the 15th
15 rì
15日
to visit / to make a state visit to
fǎngwèn
访问
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
，
with
yǔ
与
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to hold / to conduct
jǔxíng
举行
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
。

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

President (head of state)

guójiā zhǔxí

HSK 4May 12

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
to raise to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元
。

Meta (social media company)

earnings report

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

capital expenditure

zīběn zhīchū

shàng tiáo zhì

1450 yì měiyuán

despite / although

large-scale / high-value

worried / concerned

causing / leading to

to fall / to drop

HSK 5May 12

United States
Měiguó
美国
Court of International Trade
màoyì fǎyuàn
贸易法院
to rule / to adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
10 percent
10%
10%
global
quánqiú
全球
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
illegal / unlawful
wéifǎ
违法
。

US Court of International Trade

Měiguó guójì màoyì fǎyuàn

美国国际贸易法院

to rule / adjudicate

administration / government

imposed / enacted

HSK 5May 12

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
cloud
yún
云
business / operations
yèwù
业务
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
63 percent
63%
63%
to / reaching
zhì
至
$20.03 billion
200.3 yì měiyuán
200.3亿美元
。

Alphabet (Google parent company)

to announce / to release

financial report / earnings report

to surge / to jump sharply

200.3 yì měiyuán

enterprise / corporation

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

(structural particle)

to continue / ongoing

to rise steadily / to climb

to drive / to propel

operating profit

yùnyíng lìrùn

three times / triple

same period last year

qùnián tóngqī

66 yì měiyuán

HSK 3May 12

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
人
，
saying that
chēng
称
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
already
yǐ
已
to replace / take the place of
qǔdài
取代
these
zhèxiē
这些
positions / posts
gǎngwèi
岗位
。

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)

to lay off employees

(measure word for people)

employees / staff

global / worldwide

employees / staff

(possessive particle)

wǔ fēn zhī yī

to state / to indicate

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

shǐyòngliàng

within three months

sān gè yuè nèi

more than / exceeding

HSK 4May 12

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
1,100
1100
1100
people / employees
rén
人
，
stating that / citing
chēng
称
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
already
yǐ
已
to replace / to take over
qǔdài
取代
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
job positions
gǎngwèi
岗位
。

cybersecurity company

wǎngluò ānquán gōngsī

网络安全公司

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)

to cut / to reduce

(possessive/modifier particle)

employees / staff

totaling / altogether

more than / exceeding

chief executive officer (CEO)

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

to state / to indicate

internal / within the company

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

shǐyòngliàng

within three months

sān gè yuè nèi

to grow / growth

more than / exceeding

HSK 2May 9

the United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall to / to drop to
diézhì
跌至
historical
lìshǐ
历史
lowest
zuìdī
最低
。

the United States

University of Michigan

Mìxiēgēn Dàxué

密歇根大学

to fall to / to drop to

to set (a record)

oil / fuel prices

HSK 5May 9

China
Zhōngguó
中国
starting from / since
zì
自
from May onwards
5 yuè qǐ
5月起
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
industrial
gōngyè
工业
sulphuric acid
liúsuān
硫酸
exports
chūkǒu
出口
，
global
quánqiú
全球
supply
gōngyìng
供应
under pressure / strained
shòu yā
受压
。

starting from / since

2026 nián 5 yuè

starting from / onwards

formally / officially

to ban / to prohibit

expected to / forecast to

gōngyìngliàn

to cause / to result in

significant / major

HSK 6May 9

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to investigate / investigation
diàochá
调查
suspected / allegedly
yísì
疑似
via / through
jīngyóu
经由
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
to / toward
xiàng
向
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to smuggle / smuggling
zǒusī
走私
Nvidia (company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
case / incident
àn
案
。

the United States

authorities / officials

currently / in the process of

to investigate / investigation

suspected / alleged

illegally / unlawful

to transfer / to channel

25 yì měiyuán

Nvidia (company)

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(structural particle)

case / legal matter

HSK 5May 9

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
and / with
yǔ
与
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to agree / to consent
tóngyì
同意
three days
sān tiān
三天
ceasefire / truce
tínghuǒ
停火
。

the United States

president (of a country)

to announce / to declare

both sides / both parties

to agree / to consent

5 yuè 9 rì zhì 11 rì

5月9日至11日

during the period of

to implement / to carry out

ceasefire / truce

and also / furthermore

one thousand each

gè yī qiān míng

prisoners of war