汉字News

← 汉字NewsChinese News for Learners
life
shēng huó
生活
·HSK 2

Pittsburgh
Pǐzībǎo
匹兹堡
Pirates
Hǎidào
海盗
team
duì
队
and
hé
和
young
niánqīng
年轻
player
qiúyuán
球员
to sign
qiān
签
big
dà
大
contract
hétong
合同
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
baseball
bàngqiú
棒球
team
duì
队
Pittsburgh
Pǐzībǎo
匹兹堡
Pirates
Hǎidào
海盗
with
hé
和
player
qiúyuán
球员
Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin
signed
qiān
签
(past tense marker)
le
了
a
yī
一
(measure word)
fèn
份
nine
jiǔ
九
year
nián
年
$140 million
yì diǎn sì yì měiyuán
1.4亿美元
(possessive particle)
de
的
contract
hétong
合同
。

April 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM

United States
Měiguó
美国
baseball
bàngqiú
棒球
player
qiúyuán
球员
Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin
signed
qiān
签
(past tense marker)
le
了
a
yī
一
(measure word)
fèn
份
big
dà
大
contract
hétong
合同
。
he
tā
他
with
hé
和
Pittsburgh
Pǐzībǎo
匹兹堡
Pirates
Hǎidào
海盗
team
duì
队
signed
qiān
签
(past tense marker)
le
了
nine
jiǔ
九
years
nián
年
。
the contract
hétong
合同
(possessive particle)
de
的
money
qián
钱
is
shì
是
$140 million
yì diǎn sì yì měiyuán
1.4亿美元
。
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
a
yī
一
(measure word)
fèn
份
very
fēicháng
非常
big
dà
大
(possessive particle)
de
的
contract
hétong
合同
。
Griffin
Griffin
Griffin
still
hái
还
very
hěn
很
young
niánqīng
年轻
。
many
hěn duō
很多
people
rén
人
say
shuō
说
he
tā
他
very
hěn
很
has
yǒu
有
hope / promise
xīwàng
希望
。
fans
qiúmí
球迷
(plural marker)
men
们
all
dōu
都
very
hěn
很
happy
gāoxìng
高兴
。
everyone
dàjiā
大家
all
dōu
都
want
xiǎng
想
to watch
kàn
看
him
tā
他
to play
dǎ
打
ball
qiú
球
。

New Words

bàngqiú
棒球
baseball
qiúyuán
球员
player
hétong
合同
contract
qiān
签
to sign
niánqīng
年轻
young
xīwàng
希望
promise / hope

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Young Player to Huge Contract

US baseball team the Pittsburgh Pirates signed a nine-year $140 million contract with player Konnor Griffin.

American baseball player Konnor Griffin signed a big contract. He signed a nine-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates team. The contract is worth $140 million. This is a very large contract. Griffin is still very young. Many people say he has great promise. Baseball fans are all very happy. Everyone wants to watch him play ball.

More in Lifestyle & Culture

the Arctic / Arctic
Běijí
北极
permafrost
yǒngjiǔ dòng tǔ
永久冻土
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
to melt / to thaw
rónghuà
融化
，
ancient / age-old
gǔlǎo
古老
organic carbon
yǒujī tàn
有机碳
to flow into
liúrù
流入
ocean / sea
hǎiyáng
海洋
to raise / to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
climate
qìhòu
气候
warning / alert
jǐngshì
警示
。

Thawing Arctic Permafrost Releases Ancient Carbon Into Oceans, Raising Climate Fears

new
xīnxíng
新型
wearable
kěchuāndài
可穿戴
patch
tiēpiàn
贴片
accelerate
jiāokuài
加快
people
rénmen
人们
enter
jìnrù
进入
deep
shēndù
深度
sleep
shuìmián
睡眠
。

New Wearable Patch Accelerates Entry Into REM Sleep by 43 Minutes

total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
to cross / to pass through
chuānyuè
穿越
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
yǔ
与
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
。

Total Solar Eclipse Crosses Iceland and Spain Today

China
Zhōng guó
中国
to be unearthed / to excavate
chū tǔ
出土
the Warring States period
Zhàn guó
战国
bronze
qīng tóng
青铜
wine vessel
jiǔ qì
酒器
，
containing inside
nèi cáng
内藏
dating back from now
jù jīn
距今
approximately
yuē
约
2,300 years
2300 nián
2300年
(modifier particle)
de
的
ancient
gǔ dài
古代
fine wine
měi jiǔ
美酒
。

Warring States Bronze Vessel Containing 2,300-Year-Old Wine Unearthed in China