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·HSK 3May 6

cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
hantavirus
Hàntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
，
three people
sān rén
三人
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
。

one (measure word for ships)

MV Hondius (cruise ship name)

Hóngdíwūsī Hào

洪迪乌斯号

structural particle

Cape Verde (island nation)

nearby / in the vicinity of

to break out / an outbreak

Hàntǎn bìngdú

epidemic / outbreak

has resulted in / has caused

death / fatalities

HSK 5May 6

artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
Cerebras Systems (AI chip company)
Cerebras
Cerebras
to seek / to pursue
xúnqiú
寻求
$26.6 billion
266 yì měiyuán
266亿美元
valuation / assessed value
gūzhí
估值
to go public / to list on stock exchange
shàngshì
上市
。

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

chip / microchip

manufacturer / maker

zhìzào shāng

Cerebras Systems (AI chip company)

United States / America

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

证券交易委员会

to submit / to file

to list on stock exchange / IPO

application / filing

valuation / assessed value

to reach / to achieve

266 yì měiyuán

HSK 4May 6

China
Zhōngguó
中国
fireworks
yānhuā
烟花
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
explosion / to explode
bàozhà
爆炸
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
26 people
26 rén
26人
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
。

a (measure word for companies)

factory / plant

to occur / to happen

massive explosion

to cause / to result in

death / fatalities

Xi Jinping (Chinese president)

to order / to issue a directive

to launch / to carry out

investigation / inquiry

person responsible / liable party

has been (passive marker)

police / law enforcement

to detain / to arrest

HSK 4May 5

the United States
Meiguo
美国
economy
jingji
经济
leading
lingxian
领先
index
zhíshu
指数
to decline / to slip
xiàhuá
下滑
，
to send / to emit
fachu
发出
economic
jingji
经济
slowdown
fànghuǎn
放缓
signal
xìnhào
信号
。

the United States

the Conference Board

Shìjiè Dàxíng Qǐyè Liánhéhuì

世界大型企业联合会

to announce / to release

leading economic index

lingxian jingji zhíshu

领先经济指数

month-over-month

to decline / to fall

high oil prices

tensions / strain

are considered / believed to be

tonghuò péngzhàng

HSK 5May 5

Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
president
zongtong
总统
Milei (surname)
Milái
米莱
to restore / to reinstate
huifù
恢复
media
méitǐ
媒体
access to
jìnrù
进入
presidential palace
zongtong fu
总统府
the right / the permission
de quánlì
的权利
。

Argentine president

Āgēntíng zongtong

阿根廷总统

Milei (surname)

yú 5 yuè 4 rì

presidential palace

the credential / permission

however / nevertheless

two credentialed television channels

liǎng jiā chí zhèng diànshìtái

两家持证电视台

were still denied entry

réng zao jùjué rùnèi

仍遭拒绝入内

the range of journalists movement

jìzhě de huódòng fànwéi

记者的活动范围

was also subject to

new restrictions

xin de xiànzhì

HSK 5May 5

report
bàogào
报告
to show / to reveal
xiǎnshì
显示
，
hackers
hēikè
黑客
increasingly / more and more
yuèlái yuè duo
越来越多
to leverage / to make use of
jizhù
借助
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
cyberattacks
wanglùo gongjí
网络攻击
。

Google-owned / under Google

wanglùo anquán

Mandiant (cybersecurity company)

to release / to publish

are (progressive)

(introducing object)

artificial intelligence

réngong zhìnéng

process / workflow

also / furthermore

to find / to discover

disclosure / publication

to suffer / to be subject to

(modifier particle)

shíjian chuangkou

has significantly shortened

yǐ dàfú suoduan

已大幅缩短

HSK 3May 5

Google
Guge
谷歌
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
Gemini (AI assistant by Google)
Gemini
Gemini
to push / to roll out
tuisòng
推送
to / onto
zhì
至
millions of
shù baiwàn liàng
数百万辆
automobiles / cars
qìche
汽车
。

under its umbrella / affiliated

AI (artificial intelligence)

Gemini (AI assistant by Google)

software update

ruanjian gengxin

to enter / to come to

shù baiwàn liàng

Tongyòng Qìche

under its umbrella

sì baiwàn liàng

to be among the first

to receive / to obtain

HSK 4May 5

the United States
Meiguo
美国
to announce / to declare
xuanbù
宣布
from
cóng
从
Germany
Déguó
德国
to withdraw / to pull out
chèchu
撤出
5,000
wuqian míng
五千名
soldiers / troops
shìbing
士兵
。

the United States

will (future marker)

within six to twelve months

liù zhì shíer gè yuè nèi

六至十二个月内

stationed troops

to hint / to imply

to cut / to reduce

scale / magnitude

even larger / greater

HSK 5May 5

Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Milei (Argentine president)
Mǐlái
米莱
to restore / to reinstate
huīfù
恢复
media
méitǐ
媒体
access to / to enter
jìnrù
进入
presidential palace
zǒngtǒng fǔ
总统府
structural particle
de
的
right / access
quánlì
权利
。

Milei (Argentine president)

after / in the face of

strong backlash

qiángliè fǎntán

after / following

to restore / to reinstate

Casa Rosada (the Argentine presidential palace)

structural particle

to ban / to prohibit

journalist / reporter

HSK 4May 5

40,000 people
sì wàn rén
四万人
to pour into / to swarm into
yǒngrù
涌入
France
Fǎguó
法国
military
jūnshì
军事
firing range
bǎchǎng
靶场
to attend / to participate in
cānjiā
参加
illegal / unlawful
fēifǎ
非法
rave party
kuánghuān pàiduì
狂欢派对
。

approximately 40,000

yuē sì wàn míng

participants / attendees

to pour into / to swarm into

Bourges (city in France)

nearby / in the vicinity of

a / one (location)

military firing range

jūnshì bǎchǎng

to hold / to host

techno rave / electronic music party

diànyīn pàiduì

to state / noting

to contain / to have

unexploded ordnance

wèibào dànyào

extremely dangerous

jíwéi wēixiǎn