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the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
Leo XIV (papal name)
Lìào Shísì Shì
利奥十四世
in / at
zài
在
Cameroon
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
to meet / to address
huìjiàn
会见
120,000
shíèr wàn
12万
faithful / believers
xìnzhòng
信众
,
to call for / to urge
hūyù
呼吁
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
violence
bàolì
暴力
。

the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
Leo XIV
Lìào Shísì Shì
利奥十四世
on / at (formal)
yú
于
April 17
sì yuè shíqī rì
4月17日
in / at
zài
在
Cameroon
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
port city
gǎngkǒu chéngshì
港口城市
Douala (city in Cameroon)
Dùālā
杜阿拉
to / toward
xiàng
向
approximately
yuē
约
120,000 (people)
shíèr wàn míng
12万名
faithful / believers
xìnzhòng
信众
to deliver (a speech)
fābiǎo
发表
speech / address
jiǎnghuà
讲话
,
to call for / to urge
hūyù
呼吁
young people / youth
qīngnián rén
青年人
to reject
jùjué
拒绝
violence
bàolì
暴力
and
yǔ
与
corruption
fǔbài
腐败
。
this time
cǐ cì
此次
Africa
Fēizhōu
非洲
trip / journey (formal)
zhī xíng
之行
to cover / to encompass
hángài
涵盖
Algeria
Āěrjílìyà
阿尔及利亚
、
Cameroon
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
、
Angola
Āngēlā
安哥拉
and
hé
和
Equatorial Guinea
Chìdào Jǐnèiyà
赤道几内亚
four countries
sì guó
四国
,
is
shì
是
his (formal)
qí
其
during his tenure
rèn nèi
任内
first
shǒucì
首次
important
zhòngyào
重要
(structural particle)
de
的
overseas / abroad
hǎiwài
海外
visit
fǎngwèn
访问
。

April 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM

April 17
sì yuè shíqī rì
4月17日
,
the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
Leo XIV
Lìào Shísì Shì
利奥十四世
in / at
zài
在
Cameroon
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
largest
zuìdà
最大
city
chéngshì
城市
Douala (city)
Dùālā
杜阿拉
to preside over / to officiate
zhǔchí
主持
Mass (Catholic religious ceremony)
mísā
弥撒
,
approximately
yuē
约
120,000 (people)
shíèr wàn míng
12万名
faithful / believers
xìnzhòng
信众
to attend
chūxí
出席
。
in / during
zài
在
speech / address
yǎnjiǎng
演讲
within / during
zhōng
中
,
the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
to call for / to urge
hūyù
呼吁
local
dāngdì
当地
young people / youth
qīngnián rén
青年人
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
violence
bàolì
暴力
and
hé
和
corruption
fǔbài
腐败
,
for
wèi
为
public / common
gōnggòng
公共
benefit / interest
lìyì
利益
(conjunction)
ér
而
to strive / to fight for
fèndòu
奋斗
。
he
tā
他
also
hái
还
to criticize
pīpíng
批评
corruption
fǔbài
腐败
behavior / conduct
xíngwéi
行为
to damage / to harm
sǔnhài
损害
(completion particle)
le
了
public authority / state power
gōng quánlì
公权力
(structural particle)
de
的
credibility / public trust
gōngxìnlì
公信力
,
to state / to say
chēng
称
corruption
fǔbài
腐败
(structural particle)
de
的
chains
liàntiáo
链条
must
bìxū
必须
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to break / to shatter
dǎpò
打破
。
before this / prior to this
cǐ qián
此前
,
the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
(completion particle)
le
了
northwestern
xīběi bù
西北部
city
chéngshì
城市
Bamenda (city)
Bāndá
班达
,
to attend
chūxí
出席
(completion particle)
le
了
regarding / about
guānyú
关于
Cameroon
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
Anglophone region
Yīngyǔ qū
英语区
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
(structural particle)
de
的
peace
hépíng
和平
meeting / conference
huìyì
会议
。
this (measure word for events)
zhè chǎng
这场
ongoing / lasting
chíxù
持续
nearly / almost
jìn
近
ten years
shí nián
十年
(structural particle)
de
的
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
is known as / is called
bèi chēng wéi
被称为
the Anglophone Crisis (Cameroon conflict)
Yīngyǔ qū wēijī
英语区危机
,
already
yǐ
已
to lead to / to result in
dǎozhì
导致
large numbers of
dàliàng
大量
civilians
píngmín
平民
to be displaced / to lose home and shelter
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
。
this
cǐ cì
此次
Africa
Fēizhōu
非洲
trip (formal)
zhī xíng
之行
from
cóng
从
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
4月13日
to / until
zhì
至
the 23rd
èrshísān rì
23日
,
to cover / to encompass
hángài
涵盖
Algeria
Āěrjílìyà
阿尔及利亚
、
Angola
Āngēlā
安哥拉
and
hé
和
Equatorial Guinea
Chìdào Jǐnèiyà
赤道几内亚
and other countries
děng guó
等国
。
the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
also
hái
还
in / during
zài
在
speech
yǎnjiǎng
演讲
within / during
zhōng
中
to criticize
pīpíng
批评
a small number of / a handful of
shǎoshù
少数
rulers / leaders
tǒngzhì zhě
统治者
directing / channeling
jiāng
将
billions of dollars
shù shí yì měiyuán
数十亿美元
resources
zīyuán
资源
to pour into / to invest in
tóurù
投入
war
zhànzhēng
战争
,
rather than / instead of
ér fēi
而非
to benefit / to serve the welfare of
zàofú
造福
the people
rénmín
人民
。

New Words

sì yuè shíqī rì
4月17日
April 17
jiàohuáng
教皇
the Pope
Lìào Shísì Shì
利奥十四世
Leo XIV
Kāmàilóng
喀麦隆
Cameroon
zuìdà
最大
largest
chéngshì
城市
city
Dùālā
杜阿拉
Douala (city)
zhǔchí
主持
to preside over / to officiate
mísā
弥撒
Mass (Catholic religious ceremony)
shíèr wàn míng
12万名
120,000 (people)
xìnzhòng
信众
faithful / believers
chūxí
出席
to attend

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