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·HSK 2April 4

Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to launch
fāshè
发射
(completion particle)
le
了
29 (satellites)
èrshíjiǔ kē
二十九颗
new
xīn
新
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
。

sì yuè sì rì

(completion particle)

29 (satellites)

èrshíjiǔ kē

one time / a single mission

HSK 4April 4

trade war
màoyìzhàn
贸易战
accelerates
jiāsù
加速
industrial relocation
chǎnyè zhuǎnyí
产业转移
，
Vietnam
Yuènán
越南
becomes
chéngwéi
成为
biggest
zuìdà
最大
beneficiary
shòuyì guó
受益国
。

chēng qí wéi

HSK 3April 4

Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Starship (SpaceX rocket)
xīngjiàn
星舰
V3 (third version of the rocket)
V3
V3
maiden flight / first test flight
shǒufēi
首飞
to delay / to postpone
tuīchí
推迟
，
expected to / projected to
yùjì
预计
May
wǔyuè
五月
to launch / to fire
fāshè
发射
。

April 3rd (the date)

sì yuè sān rì

SpaceX (space company)

chief executive officer / CEO

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

to announce / to declare

for the first time / maiden

will (future marker)

to delay / to postpone

four to six weeks

sì zhì liù zhōu

to carry out / to take place

to be equipped with / to carry

(completion particle)

comprehensive / full

upgraded / to upgrade

(attributive particle)

Raptor 3 (engine model)

expected to / with hope of

significantly / by a large margin

to improve / to increase

(attributive particle)

payload / load capacity

capability / capacity

HSK 4April 4

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
forecasts
yùjì
预计
Q1 / first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
38 percent
38%
38%
，
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
continues to be
chíxù
持续
strong/robust
wàngshèng
旺盛
。

35 billion US dollars

sān bǎi wǔ shí yì měiyuán

approximately 38 percent

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

structural particle

HSK 1April 4

Shohei Ohtani (baseball player)
Dàgǔ Xiángpíng
大谷翔平
to hit
dǎ
打
(completed action particle)
le
了
this year
jīnnián
今年
first
dì yī
第一
(measure word)
gè
个
home run
běnlěidǎ
本垒打
。

Shohei Ohtani (baseball player)

Dàgǔ Xiángpíng

(completed action particle)

(possessive particle)

(completed action particle)

HSK 2April 4

Meta (social media and AI company)
Meta
Meta
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
new
xīn
新
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
Llama 4 Maverick (open-source AI model by Meta)
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
。

Meta (social media and AI company)

(completion marker)

latest / most recent

(structural particle)

artificial intelligence

Llama 4 Maverick (open-source AI model)

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick

the most powerful

(structural particle)

artificial intelligence

HSK 4April 4

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
three models
sān kuǎn
三款
internally developed / proprietary
zì yán
自研
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
，
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
to break free from / to reduce reliance on
bǎituō
摆脱
on / toward
duì
对
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
(possessive particle)
de
的
dependence / reliance
yīlài
依赖
。

Azure AI Foundry (Microsoft AI platform)

Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI Foundry

(completion marker)

internally developed

artificial intelligence

this move / this action

marks / signals

to reduce / to lower

OpenAI (AI company)

in terms of / aspect

to take (a step)

(completion marker)

HSK 1April 3

South Carolina team
Nán Kǎluólái nà duì
南卡罗来纳队
to win
yíngdé
赢得
female / women
nǚzǐ
女子
Final Four game
sìqiángsài
四强赛
。

University of South Carolina

Nán Kǎluólái nà Dàxué

南卡罗来纳大学

versus (in scores)

University of Connecticut

Kāngnièdígé Dàxué

康涅狄格大学

to put an end to

completion marker

wǔshísì chǎng

consecutive win record

liánshèng jìlù

University of South Carolina

Nán Kǎluólái nà Dàxué

南卡罗来纳大学

championship final

HSK 6April 3

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
is approaching / imminent
jiāng zhì
将至
，
Viktor Orban (Hungarian Prime Minister)
Ōuěrbān
欧尔班
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
over the past 16 years
shíliù nián lái
十六年来
greatest
zuìdà
最大
challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
。

will (future marker)

to hold (an event)

parliamentary general election

yìhuì dàxuǎn

to govern / in power

lasting as long as

(structural particle)

Tisza Party (Hungarian opposition party)

Peter (first name)

Magyar (Peter Magyar, Hungarian opposition leader)

fierce / intense

competition / contest

this time / this particular

(passive marker)

to be regarded as

the most important

zuì zhòngyào

(structural particle)

political event

zhèngzhì shìjiàn

result / outcome

full of / filled with

variables / uncertainty

HSK 4April 3

United States
Měiguó
美国
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
continuing
chíxù
持续
increasing pressure
jiāyā
加压
，
multinational companies
kuàguó qǐyè
跨国企业
accelerating
jiāsù
加速
toward
xiàng
向
Southeast Asia
Dōngnán Yà
东南亚
to shift / relocate
zhuǎnyí
转移
production
shēngchǎn
生产
。

increasing pressure

to drive / push

multinational companies

kuàguó qǐyè

production line

shēngchǎn xiàn

and others / etc.

fēnxī rénshì

labor shortages

láodòng lì duǎnquē

劳动力短缺

infrastructure shortfalls

jīchǔ shèshī bùzú

基础设施不足

structural particle

supply chain restructuring

gōngyìng liàn chóngzǔ

供应链重组

in the short term

reverse / turn around