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·HSK 3April 26

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
next-generation / new generation
xīn yī dài
新一代
flagship
qíjiàn
旗舰
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
model (AI/ML)
móxíng
模型
V4 (version 4)
V4
V4
。

AI / artificial intelligence

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)

on / at (formal preposition)

sì yuè èrshísì rì

四月二十四日

completion particle

series / lineup

V4-Pro (high-performance variant)

V4-Flash (lightweight variant)

token (AI/computing)

structural particle

extra-long / extremely long

context window (computing)

method / approach

competitors / rival companies

jìngzhēng duìshǒu

HSK 3April 25

Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
significantly / by a large margin
dà fú
大幅
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
capital expenditure / capex
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
budget
yùsuàn
预算
。

Tesla (electric vehicle company)

(verb marker for future action)

capital expenditure / capex

zīběn zhīchū

to raise to / to increase to

more than / exceeding

250 yì měiyuán

approximately / roughly

(structural particle)

three times / triple

mainly / primarily

autonomous driving / self-driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

rénxíng jīqìrén

人形机器人

robotaxi / driverless taxi

wúrén chūzū chē

无人出租车

(structural particle)

research and development / R&D

HSK 6April 25

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to require / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to accept / to receive
jiēshòu
接受
US side / American party
Měi fāng
美方
capital / investment
zīběn
资本
must / required to
xū
须
through / via
jīng
经
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
approval / regulatory review
shěnpī
审批
。

according to reports

National Development and Reform Commission / NDRC

and other / such as

regulatory authorities / regulators

jiāngǎn jīgòu

to notify / to inform

Moonshot AI (Chinese AI company)

Yuè zhī Ànmiàn

Zìjié Tiàodòng

and other / such as

multiple / several

AI (artificial intelligence)

startups / early-stage companies

chūchuàng qǐyè

must / required to

before / prior to

to accept / to receive

capital / investment

before / prior to

to obtain / to receive

(structural particle)

explicit / clear

approval / authorization

this move / this action

to be seen as / to be regarded as

toward / regarding

Meta (US tech company)

to acquire / acquisition

AI (artificial intelligence)

Manus (AI startup)

the matter of / this incident

(structural particle)

response / reply

HSK 6April 25

International Monetary Fund / IMF
guójì huòbì jījīn zǔzhī
国际货币基金组织
to lower (verb marker for action)
jiāng
将
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
economy / economic
jīngjì
经济
growth
zēng zhǎng
增长
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
to downgrade / to lower
xià tiáo
下调
to / down to
zhì
至
3.1 percent
3.1%
3.1%
，
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to be listed as / designated as
liè wéi
列为
primary / top
shǒuyào
首要
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。

International Monetary Fund / IMF

guójì huòbì jījīn zǔzhī

国际货币基金组织

2026 nián sì yuè

World Economic Outlook (IMF report)

shìjiè jīngjì zhǎnwàng

《世界经济展望》

(verb marker for action)

for the current year / this year

global / worldwide

economy / economic

forecast / expectation

to downgrade / to lower

ongoing / continuing

(structural particle)

wǔzhuāng chōngtū

to designate / to identify as

to drag down / to weigh on

global / worldwide

(structural particle)

HSK 4April 25

Intel (US chipmaker)
yīngtèěr
英特尔
quarterly earnings report
jì bào
季报
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
stock price / share price
gǔ jià
股价
to set (a record) / to establish
chuàng
创
37 years
sānshíqī nián
37年
largest / biggest
zuì dà
最大
single-day
dān rì
单日
price gain / increase
zhǎng fú
涨幅
。

Intel (US chipmaker)

to announce / to release

first quarter of 2026

2026 nián dì yī jì dù

2026年第一季度

revenue / sales

136 yì měiyuán

adjusted / after adjustment

tiáozhěng hòu

earnings per share / EPS

měi gǔ shōuyì

both / all equally

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecasts

stock price / share price

on that day / same day

to surge / to jump sharply

bǎifēnzhī èrshísì

to set (a record)

1987 nián yǐlái

largest / biggest

price gain / increase

HSK 5April 25

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
téngxùn
腾讯
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
large language model / LLM
dà móxíng
大模型
Hunyuan 3 (Tencent AI model)
hùnyuán sān
混元3
preview version / beta release
yùlǎn bǎn
预览版
。

Tencent Holdings (parent company)

téngxùn kònggǔ

at / on (formal preposition)

sì yuè èrshísì rì

to release / to announce

Hunyuan 3 (Tencent AI model)

preview version / beta release

a / one (product)

to adopt / to use

mixture-of-experts

hùnhé zhuānjiā

architecture / framework

(structural particle)

large language model

dàxíng yǔyán móxíng

大型语言模型

total number of parameters

zǒng cānshù liàng

reaching / amounting to

256,000 (tokens)

token (AI term)

(structural particle)

shàng xià wén

in / by means of

to provide / to offer

HSK 5April 25

the United States
Měiguó
美国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to restrict
xiànzhì
限制
China
Zhōngguó
中国
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to use
shǐyòng
使用
the United States
Měiguó
美国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
。

technology company

kējì gōngsī

to exploit / to make use of

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

(descriptive particle)

behavior / conduct

to implement / to impose

controls / restrictions

to single out by name

HSK 3April 25

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
ceasefire agreement
tínghuǒ xiéyì
停火协议
to extend
yáncháng
延长
three weeks
sān zhōu
三周
。

the United States

the White House

to hold (a meeting)

talks / negotiations

will / to (future)

HSK 5April 25

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
central bank
yāngháng
央行
(future action particle)
jiāng
将
benchmark interest rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
to lower / to reduce
xiàtiáo
下调
50
wǔshí
五十
(measure word)
gè
个
basis points
jīdiǎn
基点
to / reaching
zhì
至
14.5 percent
14.5%
14.5%
。

(future action particle)

benchmark interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

50 basis points

wǔshí gè jīdiǎn

五十个基点

consecutive / in a row

the eighth time

to cut interest rates

HSK 2April 25

the European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to approve
pīzhǔn
批准
for / toward
duì
对
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
(descriptive particle)
de
的
$106 billion US dollars
1060 yì měiyuán
1060亿美元
loan
dàikuǎn
贷款
。

the European Union

(completed action particle)

one / a (measure word for items)

$106 billion US dollars

1060 yì měiyuán

(descriptive particle)

to deal with / to cope with

economy / economic

needs / requirements