·HSK 4

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
artificial intelligence
rénggōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
earmarked / dedicated
zhuānxiàng
专项
budget
yùsuàn
预算
at / in
zài
在
August
bāyuè
八月
before / prior to
qián
前
still / yet
réng
仍
largely / a large amount of
dàliàng
大量
not yet / has not been
wèi bèi
未被
used / spent
shǐyòng
使用
。

according to

jù

据

reports

bàodào

报道

，

South Korea

Hánguó

韩国

government

zhèngfǔ

政府

for / in order to

wèi

为

to promote / to drive

tuīdòng

推动

domestic / homegrown

běntǔ

本土

artificial intelligence

rénggōng zhìnéng

人工智能

chip / semiconductor

xīnpiàn

芯片

R&D / research and development

yánfā

研发

and / but

ér

而

established / set up

shèlì de

设立的

earmarked / dedicated

zhuānxiàng

专项

budget

yùsuàn

预算

，

as of / up until

jiézhì

截至

this year

jīnnián

今年

August

bāyuè

八月

still

réng

仍

has / there are

yǒu

有

a large amount

dàliàng

大量

funds

zījīn

资金

not yet

wèi bèi

未被

used / deployed

dòngyòng

动用

。

October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM

market research firm

shìchǎng yánjiū jīgòu

市场研究机构

DIGITIMES (tech news media)

DIGITIMES

on the 5th (of this month)

wǔ rì

5日

to publish / to release

fābù

发布

report

bàogào

报告

stating / noting

chēng

称

，

South Korea

Hánguó

韩国

government

zhèngfǔ

政府

structural particle

的

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

人工智能

chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

development

kāifā

开发

earmarked / dedicated

zhuānxiàng

专项

budget

yùsuàn

预算

as of

jiézhì

截至

August

bāyuè

八月

still

réng

仍

largely / essentially

jīběn

基本

not yet

wèi bèi

未被

deployed / used

dòngyòng

动用

。

South Korea

Hánguó

韩国

government

zhèngfǔ

政府

previously

cǐqián

此前

promised / pledged

chéngnuò

承诺

to invest / to put in

tóurù

投入

a large amount of

dàliàng

大量

funds

zījīn

资金

to support

zhīchí

支持

domestic / homegrown

běntǔ

本土

AI (artificial intelligence)

chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

R&D

yánfā

研发

，

goal

mùbiāo

目标

shì

是

zài

在

AI (artificial intelligence)

semiconductor

bàndǎotǐ

半导体

field

lǐngyù

领域

to catch up with

zhuīgǎn

追赶

global

quánqiú

全球

the leaders / front-runners

lǐngxiān zhě

领先者

。

analyst

fēnxī rénshì

分析人士

pointed out / noted

zhǐchū

指出

，

budget

yùsuàn

预算

execution / implementation

zhíxíng

执行

slow / sluggish

chíhuǎn

迟缓

structural particle

的

reason / cause

yuányīn

原因

includes / including

bāokuò

包括

approval / review process

shěnpī

审批

procedures

chéngxù

程序

complicated / cumbersome

fánfù

繁复

and also / as well as

yǐjí

以及

qualified / eligible

hégé

合格

supplier / vendor

gōngyìngshāng

供应商

quantity / number

shùliàng

数量

insufficient / lacking

bùzú

不足

。

Samsung Electronics

Sānxīng Diànzǐ

三星电子

and

hé

和

SK Hynix

SK Hǎilìshì

SK海力士

although / while

suīrán

虽然

is / are

shì

是

globally

quánqiú

全球

leading

lǐngxiān de

领先的

memory chip

nèicún xīnpiàn

内存芯片

manufacturer

zhìzàoshāng

制造商

，

but / however

dàn

但

zài

在

AI (artificial intelligence)

logic chip

luójí xīnpiàn

逻辑芯片

field

lǐngyù

领域

still

réng

仍

behind / lags behind

luòhòu yú

落后于

Nvidia

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

。

expert

zhuānjiā

专家

stated / said

biǎoshì

表示

，

South Korea

Hánguó

韩国

if / should

ruò

若

not

bù

不

accelerate / speed up

jiākuài

加快

to advance / push forward

tuījìn

推进

relevant / related

xiāngguān

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