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commerce
shāng yè
商业
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Samsung (company)
Sānxīng
三星
worker / employee
gōngrén
工人
to approve / to ratify
pīzhǔn
批准
salary / wages
xīnzī
薪资
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to avoid / to avert
bìmiǎn
避免
strike / work stoppage
bàgōng
罢工
。

Samsung Electronics
Sānxīng Diànzǐ
三星电子
trade union
gōnghuì
工会
member
chéngyuán
成员
to vote
tóupiào
投票
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
salary / wages
xīnzī
薪资
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
completed action particle
le
了
lasting as long as
zhángdá
长达
five months
wǔ gè yuè
五个月
structural particle
de
的
labor-management
láozī
劳资
dispute / conflict
jiūfēn
纠纷
。

May 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Samsung Electronics
Sānxīng Diànzǐ
三星电子
trade union
gōnghuì
工会
member
chéngyuán
成员
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
May 27th
5 yuè 27 rì
5月27日
to vote
tóupiào
投票
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
completed action particle
le
了
new
xīn de
新的
salary / wages
xīnzī
薪资
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。
approximately
yuē
约
seventy-four percent
74%
74%
structural particle
de
的
to vote
tóupiào
投票
worker
gōngrén
工人
to support / in favor of
zhīchí
支持
this (measure word for agreements)
zhè fèn
这份
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to avoid / to avert
bìmiǎn
避免
completed action particle
le
了
one (measure word for events)
yī chǎng
一场
possible / potential
kěnéng
可能
to affect / to impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
global
quánqiú
全球
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
supply
gōngyìng
供应
structural particle
de
的
strike / work stoppage
bàgōng
罢工
。
this time
cǐcì
此次
dispute / conflict
jiūfēn
纠纷
to last / to continue
chíxù
持续
completed action particle
le
了
five months
wǔ gè yuè
五个月
，
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
is / to be
shì
是
worker
gōngrén
工人
regarding
duì
对
performance (bonus/reward)
jìxiào
绩效
bonus
jiǎngjīn
奖金
distribution / allocation
fēnpèi
分配
dissatisfied / unhappy
bùmǎn
不满
。
according to
gēnjù
根据
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
Samsung
Sānxīng
三星
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
for
wèi
为
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
department / division
bùmén
部门
worker
gōngrén
工人
to establish / to set up
shèlì
设立
ten years
shí nián
十年
special
tèbié
特别
performance
jìxiào
绩效
bonus
jiǎngjīn
奖金
system / scheme
zhìdù
制度
。
expected / estimated
yùjì
预计
each / every (measure word for people)
měi wèi
每位
worker
gōngrén
工人
up to / maximum
zuìgāo
最高
can receive / eligible for
kě huòdé
可获得
approximately
yuē
约
$400,000
40 wàn měiyuán
40万美元
structural particle
de
的
bonus
jiǎngjīn
奖金
。
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
after
hòu
后
，
Samsung
Sānxīng
三星
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
completed action particle
le
了
seven percent
7%
7%
。

New Words

Sānxīng
三星
Samsung
gōnghuì
工会
trade union
tóupiào
投票
to vote
xīnzī
薪资
salary
xiéyì
协议
agreement
gōngrén
工人
worker
jìxiào
绩效
performance
jiǎngjīn
奖金
bonus
fēnpèi
分配
distribution
jiūfēn
纠纷
dispute

News in English

Business

Samsung Workers Ratify Wage Deal, Averting Strike

Samsung Electronics union members voted to ratify a wage agreement, ending a five-month labor dispute and averting a strike that would have disrupted global chip supplies.

Samsung Electronics union members voted on May 27 to approve a new wage agreement. Approximately 74 percent of voting workers supported this agreement, avoiding a potential strike that could impact global chip supply. This dispute lasted five months, with the main reason being worker dissatisfaction with performance bonus distribution. According to the agreement, Samsung will establish a special performance bonus system for semiconductor department workers for ten years. It is estimated that each worker can receive up to approximately 400,000 dollars in bonuses. Following the announcement, Samsung's stock price rose 7 percent.

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réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
prospects / outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
doubts / questions
yíwèn
疑问
，
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bàndǎotǐ
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gǔjià
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from
cóng
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October
shí yuè
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peak / high point
gāodiǎn
高点
to retreat / to fall back
huíluò
回落
。

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United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
Friday
zhōuwǔ
周五
strongly / with force
qiángshì
强势
to rebound / to rally
fǎntán
反弹
，
Dow Jones Index
Dào Zhǐ
道指
gained more than
zhǎng chāo
涨超
400 points
400 diǎn
400点
，
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
volatile / turbulent
dòngdàng
动荡
(particle)
de
的
one week
yī zhōu
一周
。

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international
guójì
国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to maintain / to sustain
wéichí
维持
high level / elevated level
gāowèi
高位
，
Nasdaq (stock exchange)
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
Thursday
zhōusì
周四
to close lower / to finish down
shōu diē
收跌
1.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn sān
1.3%
。

Nasdaq Slides 1.3 Percent as Brent Oil Holds Above 100 Dollars

OPEC
Ōu pèi kè
欧佩克
to announce
xuān bù
宣布
November
shí yī yuè
十一月
oil / petroleum
shí yóu
石油
output / production
chǎn liàng
产量
to maintain / to keep
bǎo chí
保持
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
。

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