Samsung (electronics company)Sānxīng三星labor union / trade uniongōnghuì工会negotiationstánpàn谈判to collapse / to break downpòliè破裂，more than (formal)yú逾more than 40,000 (people)4 wàn míng4万名workersgōngrén工人will (at a specific time)jiāngyú将于May 215 yuè 21 rì5月21日to go on strikebàgōng罢工。
Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
labor union / trade union
gōnghuì
工会
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to collapse / to break down
pòliè
破裂
more than (formal)
yú
逾
more than 40,000 (people)
4 wàn míng
4万名
workers
gōngrén
工人
will (at a specific time)
jiāngyú
将于
May 21
5 yuè 21 rì
5月21日
to go on strike
bàgōng
罢工
Samsung Electronics
Sānxīng Diànzǐ
三星电子
labor union / trade union
gōnghuì
工会
and / with
yǔ
与
management / employer side
zīfāng
资方
regarding / on (a topic)
jiù
就
bonuses
jiǎngjīn
奖金
structure / framework
jiégòu
结构
structural particle
de
的
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to declare / to announce
xuāngào
宣告
collapse / breakdown
pòliè
破裂
more than (formal)
yú
逾
more than 40,000 (people)
4 wàn míng
4万名
workers
gōngrén
工人
plan / intend
jìhuà
计划
at / on (formal time marker)
yú
于
May 21
5 yuè 21 rì
5月21日
to launch / to initiate
fāqǐ
发起
lasting (a duration)
wéiqī
为期
18 days
18 tiān
18天
structural particle
de
的
strike
bàgōng
罢工
May 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Samsung Electronics
Sānxīng Diànzǐ
三星电子
labor union / trade union
gōnghuì
工会
and / with
yǔ
与
management / executive layer
guǎnlǐcéng
管理层
between
zhījiān
之间
ongoing / continuous
chíxù
持续
for several weeks
shù zhōu
数周
structural particle
de
的
remuneration / compensation
xīnchóu
薪酬
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
at / on (formal time marker)
yú
于
this week
běnzhōu
本周
to declare / to announce
xuāngào
宣告
collapse / breakdown
pòliè
破裂
labor union
gōnghuì
工会
to demand / demands
yāoqiú
要求
Samsung
Sānxīng
三星
to abolish / to cancel
qǔxiāo
取消
current / existing
xiànxíng
现行
bonus
jiǎngjīn
奖金
cap / ceiling
shàngxiàn
上限
system / policy
zhìdù
制度
and / also
bìng
并
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
company
gōngsī
公司
operating
yùnyíng
运营
profits
lìrùn
利润
structural particle
de
的
15 percent
15%
15%
to incorporate into / to include in
nàrù
纳入
employee
yuángōng
员工
bonus
jiǎngjīn
奖金
distribution / allocation
fēnpèi
分配
mechanism / system
jīzhì
机制
both sides / both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
divergence / disagreement
fēnqí
分歧
structural particle
de
的
root cause / underlying source
gēnyuán
根源
lies in / stems from
zàiyú
在于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
driven by / propelled by
qūdòng
驱动
structural particle
de
的
memory (chip) / storage
cúnchǔ
存储
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
division / department
bùmén
部门
profitability / profits
yínglì
盈利
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to climb / to rise steeply
pānshēng
攀升
whereas / while (contrast)
ér
而
other
qítā
其他
business units / operations
yèwù
业务
department / division
bùmén
部门
on the other hand / whereas (formal)
zé
则
continuously / persistently
chíxù
持续
losses / operating at a loss
kuīsǔn
亏损
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
Seoul
Shǒu-ěr
首尔
university
dàxué
大学
professor
jiàoshòu
教授
Professor Song Heon-jae (economist)
Sòng Xiānjié
宋宪杰
to estimate / to project
yùjì
预计
once / if
yīdàn
一旦
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
to halt production
tíngchǎn
停产
per day / daily
měi rì
每日
losses
sǔnshī
损失
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to reach / to amount to
dádào
达到
approximately
yuē
约
$700 million
7 yì měiyuán
7亿美元
if / should (formal conditional)
ruò
若
strike
bàgōng
罢工
to last / to continue
chíxù
持续
all / entire
quánbù
全部
18 days
18 tiān
18天
cumulative / in total
lèijì
累计
losses
sǔnshī
损失
or / possibly
huò
或
to approach / to near
bījìn
逼近
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
this will
zhè jiāng
这将
on / to
duì
对
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
high-bandwidth memory (HBM)
gāo dàikuān cúnchǔ
高带宽存储
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
structural particle
de
的
supply
gōngyìng
供应
to produce / to generate
chǎnshēng
产生
severe / serious
yánjùn
严峻
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
already
yǐ
已
to convene / to hold (a meeting)
zhàokāi
召开
emergency / urgent
jǐnjí
紧急
meeting
huìyì
会议
to attempt / to try
shìtú
试图
to mediate / to broker (negotiations)
wòxuán
斡旋
mediation / conciliation
tiáojiě
调解
but / however
dàn
但
as of / up to (a date)
jiézhì
截至
the present / currently
mùqián
目前
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
not yet
shàngwèi
尚未
to achieve / to obtain
qǔdé
取得
breakthrough
tūpò
突破
Samsung Electronics
Sānxīng Diànzǐ
三星电子
is
shì
是
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
largest
zuìdà
最大
structural particle
de
的
memory
cúnchǔ
存储
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturer
zhìzàoshāng
制造商
this
cǐcì
此次
strike
bàgōng
罢工
structural particle
de
的
potential / latent
qiánzài
潜在
impact / effect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
already
yǐ
已
to cause / to make
lìng
令
Samsung
Sānxīng
三星
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
at one point / briefly
yīdù
一度
sharply / significantly
dàfú
大幅
to fall sharply / to plunge
xiàcuò
下挫
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Science & TechnologySamsung Union Talks Collapse as Over 40,000 Workers Set to Strike on May 21
Samsung Electronics union negotiations collapsed over bonus disputes, with over 40,000 workers set to begin an 18-day strike on May 21 that could cost roughly $700 million per day.
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