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·HSK 2April 15

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
toward China / against China
duì Huá
对华
to additionally impose
jiāzhēng
加征
50 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshí
50%
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
，
cause / reason
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
是
China
Zhōngguó
中国
allegedly / suspected of
yísì
疑似
toward / to
xiàng
向
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to supply / to deliver
shūsòng
输送
weapons / arms
wǔqì
武器
。

2026 nián sì yuè shísān rì

2026年4月13日

the United States

goods / products

to additionally impose

bǎifēnzhī wǔshí

cause / trigger

claiming / stating

currently / in the process of

to prepare / planning

to provide / to supply

HSK 2April 15

Roblox (gaming platform)
Roblox
Roblox
to introduce / to launch
tuīchū
推出
Kids account
értóng zhànghù
儿童账户
system
xìtǒng
系统
，
to strengthen / to enhance
jiāqiáng
加强
minors / underage users
wèi chéngnián rén
未成年人
content protection
nèiróng bǎohù
内容保护
。

Roblox (gaming platform)

on (date marker)

sì yuè shísì rì

to launch / to introduce

aimed at / targeted at

niánlíng duàn

structural particle

category / classification

Kids account (for children)

értóng zhànghù

jīngxuǎn zhànghù

aimed at / with the goal of

minors / underage users

wèi chéngnián rén

better / improved

content protection

nèiróng bǎohù

HSK 4April 15

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
next-generation
xīn yīdài
新一代
AI model
móxíng
模型
completes / completed
wánchéng
完成
pre-training
yùxùnliàn
预训练
，
expected to / showing promise of
yǒuwàng
有望
within a few weeks
shù zhōu nèi
数周内
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
。

OpenAI (AI company)

on (date marker)

sān yuè èr shísì rì

aspect particle (completion)

Spud (internal codename for GPT-6)

structural particle

CEO / Chief Executive Officer

shǒuxí zhíxíngguān

首席执行官

Shānmǔ Àotèmàn

山姆·奥特曼

to state / to indicate

release / launch

will (future marker)

within a few weeks

shù zhōu nèi

to materialize / to be realized

this / the (formal reference)

possibly / likely

mìngmíng wéi

GPT-6 (upcoming AI model name)

expected / anticipated

between April and May

sì zhì wǔ yuè jiān

四至五月间

to launch / to release

HSK 2April 15

Russia
éluósī
俄罗斯
foreign minister
wàizhǎng
外长
Lavrov
lāfūluófū
拉夫罗夫
to visit (officially)
fǎngwèn
访问
China
zhōngguó
中国
，
with
yǔ
与
Wang Yi (Chinese Foreign Minister)
wáng yì
王毅
to hold (a meeting/event)
jǔxíng
举行
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
。

foreign minister

sì yuè shísì rì zhì shíwǔ rì

4月14日至15日

to visit (officially)

foreign minister

to hold (a meeting/event)

talks / meeting

(completed action marker)

situation / state of affairs

issue / problem

HSK 4April 15

Haiti
hǎidì
海地
historical / historic
lìshǐ
历史
ancient fortress / historic fort
gǔbǎo
古堡
Easter
fùhuójié
复活节
stampede / trampling incident
cǎità
踩踏
accident / incident
shìgù
事故
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
30 people
sānshí rén
三十人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。

sì yuè shí èr rì

northern part / north

Citadelle Henri

hēnglì gǔbǎo

gathering / assembly

event / activity

during / in the middle of

to occur / to happen

to cause / result in

dozens of people

HSK 5April 15

Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
fuel / petroleum
rányóu
燃油
protest / to protest
kàngyì
抗议
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
no-confidence
bù xìnrèn
不信任
motion (parliamentary)
dòng yì
动议
，
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
tax cut / tax reduction
jiǎnshuì
减税
package / plan
fāng àn
方案
。

nationwide / across the country

to continue / sustained

to escalate / to intensify

Martin (Irish PM Micheál Martin)

sì yuè shísān rì

5.05 yì ōuyuán

opposition party

immediately / thereupon

to put forward / to propose

motion (parliamentary)

HSK 3April 15

the United States
měiguó
美国
March
sān yuè
3月
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
3.3 percent
sān diǎn sān bǎifēnzhī
3.3%
，
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
to skyrocket / to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
is (formal)
wéi
为
main cause / primary driver
zhǔyīn
主因
。

the United States

sì yuè shí rì

to announce / to publish

(modifier particle)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

xiāofèi zhě wùjià zhǐshù

消费者物价指数

to rise / to increase

sān diǎn sān bǎifēnzhī

far higher than

(modifier particle)

èr diǎn sì bǎifēnzhī

gasoline / petrol

to surge / to rise sharply

èrshíyī diǎn èr bǎifēnzhī

skyrocketing / surge

(modifier particle)

driver / driving force

HSK 5April 15

ASML (semiconductor equipment company)
āsīmài
阿斯麦
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
strong / robust
qiángjìng
强劲
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / business performance
yèjì
业绩
，
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
full year
quánnián
全年
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
guidance / target
zhǐyǐn
指引
。

the Netherlands

equipment manufacturer / vendor

shèbèi shāng

sì yuè shíwǔ rì

to report / to publish results

net sales revenue

jìng xiāoshòu é

88 yì ōuyuán

28 yì ōuyuán

(introduces the object being acted on)

guidance / target

raised / revised upward

360 yì ōuyuán

400 yì ōuyuán

range / interval

main reason / primary driver

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

sustained / continuing

robust / vigorous

HSK 2April 15

Peru
Bìlǔ
秘鲁
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to hold / to carry out
jìnxíng
进行
second round
dì èr lún
第二轮
voting
tóupiào
投票
。

no / there is not

to obtain / to win

more than half the votes

liù wàn sān qiān míng

六万三千名

because of / due to

arrive / be delivered

tóupiào shíjiān

HSK 5April 15

research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
Africa
Fēizhōu
非洲
forests
sēnlín
森林
since / from
zì
自
the year 2010
2010 nián
2010年
onward / starting from
qǐ
起
from (transitioning from)
yóu
由
carbon sink
tàn huì
碳汇
to transform into / to become
zhuǎnbiàn wéi
转变为
net (as in net emissions)
jìng
净
carbon emissions source
tàn páifàng yuán
碳排放源
。

a (measure word for projects/studies)

research / study

to show / to indicate

has already shifted from

to transform into / to become

zhuǎnbiàn wéi

carbon emissions source

tàn páifàng yuán

tropical regions

logging / deforestation

zhǔyào yuányīn

targets / goals

to pose / to constitute

serious / grave