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·HSK 3May 1

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
third quarter / Q3
dìsān jìdù
第三季度
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
18 percent
18 bǎifēnzhī
18%
，
Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)
Azure
Azure
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
growth rate / rate of increase
zēngsù
增速
to reach / to hit
dá
达
40 percent
40 bǎifēnzhī
40%
。

to announce / to release

fiscal year 2026

third quarter / Q3

business results / performance

829 yì měiyuán

year-over-year / compared to the same period

to grow / to increase

18 bǎifēnzhī

Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)

revenue / income

to grow / to increase

40 bǎifēnzhī

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

to break through / to surpass

370 yì měiyuán

HSK 2May 1

May Day / May 1st (International Labour Day)
Wǔ Yī
五一
Labour Day / Workers Day
Láodòng Jié
劳动节
the United States
Měiguó
美国
across the country / in various places
gèdì
各地
to hold / to carry out
jǔxíng
举行
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
protest / demonstration
shìwēi
示威
，
to call for / to appeal for
hūyù
呼吁
to protect
bǎohù
保护
workers
gōngrén
工人
rights and interests
quányì
权益
。

the United States

nearly / close to

May Day / May 1st

to launch / to initiate

to come first / priority

billionaires / the ultra-wealthy

yìwàn fùwēng

(passive marker)

to call on / to mobilize

to go to school

to carry out / to conduct

boycott / resistance

HSK 3May 1

the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to raise / to upgrade
jiāng
将
terrorist / terrorism
kǒngbù
恐怖
threat
wēixié
威胁
level / grade
jíbié
级别
to raise / to elevate
tíshēng
提升
to / up to
zhì
至
severe
yánzhòng
严重
，
previously / before this
cǐqián
此前
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
antisemitic
fǎnyóu
反犹
attack
xíjī
袭击
incident / event
shìjiàn
事件
。

the United Kingdom

joint / combined

centre / center

to announce / to declare

substantial / significant

to raise to / to elevate to

meaning that / indicating

is highly likely

jí yǒu kěnéng

to occur / to happen

HSK 5May 1

Mali (country in West Africa)
Mǎlǐ
马里
armed / militant
wǔzhuāng
武装
armed rebellion / insurgency
pànluàn
叛乱
organization / group
zǔzhī
组织
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
large-scale / major
dàguīmó
大规模
coordinated / joint
xiétóng
协同
offensive / attack
jìngōng
进攻
，
defense minister
guófáng bùzhǎng
国防部长
in / during
zài
在
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
in the midst of
zhōng
中
to be killed in action / to die in battle
zhènwáng
阵亡
。

since / starting from

(start of a time period)

armed organization / militant group

wǔzhuāng zǔzhī

JNIM (Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Mali)

and / together with

Tuareg (ethnic group and rebel faction)

rebel forces / insurgents

against / targeting

multiple / several

attack / strike

to cause / resulting in

defense minister

guófáng bùzhǎng

Sadio (first name of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

Camara (surname of Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara)

to die / to be killed

this / the current

is / represents

rebellion / insurgency

since / ever since

largest in scale / most extensive

guīmó zuì dà

(structural particle)

operation / action

HSK 4May 1

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)
Lǐlái
礼来
weight loss / weight reduction
jiǎnzhòng
减重
drugs / medications
yàowù
药物
sales revenue / sales figure
xiāoshòu é
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time high / record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
，
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
56 percent
56%
56%
。

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)

under the umbrella of / belonging to

tángniàobìng

drug / medication

Mounjaro (diabetes and weight loss drug by Eli Lilly)

to grow / to increase

87 yì měiyuán

weight loss drug

Zepbound (obesity treatment drug by Eli Lilly)

41 yì měiyuán

HSK 3May 1

Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / earnings
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
Amazon Web Services (cloud computing division)
AWS
AWS
growth rate / pace of growth
zēngsù
增速
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
fifteen quarters
shíwǔ jìdù
十五季度
new high / record high
xīngāo
新高
。

Amazon (company)

zǒng yíngshōu

to grow / to increase

to reach / to achieve

1815 yì měiyuán

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecasts

Amazon Web Services

to grow / to increase

376 yì měiyuán

nearly / close to

in the past four years

(structural particle)

HSK 4May 1

Wang Yi (Chinese foreign minister)
Wáng Yì
王毅
stated / indicated
biǎoshì
表示
to blockade / to close off
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Hormuz (Strait of Hormuz)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
to go against / to run counter to
wéibèi
违背
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
shared / common
gòngtóng
共同
interests
lìyì
利益
，
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
all parties
gè fāng
各方
through / via
tōngguò
通过
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
channels / means
tújìng
途径
to resolve / to defuse
huàjiě
化解
crisis
wēijī
危机
。

foreign minister

wàijiāo bùzhǎng

to close / to shut

to harm / to damage

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

to urge / to press

means / methods

comprehensive / full

the Chinese side

to safeguard / to protect

security / safety

the international community

guójì shèhuì

(structural particle)

agenda item / issue

HSK 4May 1

Google (tech company)
gǔgē
谷歌
parent company
mǔgōngsī
母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase / to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
22 percent
22%
22%
，
Google Cloud
gǔgē yún
谷歌云
revenue
shōurù
收入
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
63 percent
63%
63%
。

to increase / to grow

to break through / to surpass

200 yì měiyuán

major milestone / threshold

for the first time

the most primary / the leading

zuì zhǔyào de

growth engine / growth driver

zēngzhǎng yǐnqíng

Alphabet (Google parent company)

at the same time / simultaneously

to raise / to revise upward

capital expenditure

zīběn zhīchū

with emphasis on / focusing on

to increase investment / to double down

artificial intelligence

jīchǔ shèshī

development / construction

HSK 3April 30

the United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
，
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
somewhat / to a certain degree
yǒusuǒ
有所
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
。

the United States

Department of Commerce

to show / to indicate

GDP / gross domestic product

guónèi shēngchǎn zǒngzhí

国内生产总值

bǎifēnzhī èr

below / lower than

expectations / forecast

(structural particle)

bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn sān

reasons / causes

HSK 5April 30

SoftBank
Ruǎn Yín
软银
to plan / to intend
nǐ
拟
to spin off
fēn chāi
分拆
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
robotics / robot
jīqìrén
机器人
company
gōngsī
公司
Roze (SoftBank AI robotics spinout)
Roze
Roze
to go to
fù
赴
the US
Měi
美
to list / to go public
shàngshì
上市
，
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
at the highest / up to
zuì gāo
最高
to reach
dá
达
USD 100 billion
qiān yì měiyuán
千亿美元
。

according to reports

group / conglomerate

(introduces the object)

under its umbrella / affiliated

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

business / operations

to integrate / to consolidate

to establish / to form

Roze (planned spinout)

the United States

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

USD 100 billion

1000 yì měiyuán

this / the current

at the earliest

second half of the year

to put into action / to implement

fù zhū shíshī

specific / concrete

timeline / schedule

shíjiān biǎo

to exist / remain

considerable / significant

bù quèdìng xìng