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commerce
shāng yè
商业
·HSK 3

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
through / via
tōngguò
通过
alternative / substitute
tìdài
替代
route
lùxiàn
路线
to secure / to ensure
quèbǎo
确保
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
，
to bypass / to go around
rào kāi
绕开
Hormuz (strait)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
。

affected by / due to
shòu
受
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
situation / tensions
júshì
局势
tense / strained
jǐnzhāng
紧张
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
，
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
already
yǐ
已
through / via
tōngguò
通过
alternative
tìdài
替代
route
lùxiàn
路线
to obtain / to secure
huòdé
获得
273 million barrels
2.73 yì tǒng
2.73亿桶
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
。
this move / this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
can provide / enough for
kě wèi
可为
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
to provide
tígōng
提供
future
wèilái
未来
several months
shù yuè
数月
(structural particle)
de
的
energy
néngyuán
能源
security / guarantee
bǎozhàng
保障
。

April 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM

affected by / due to
shòu
受
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
situation / tensions
júshì
局势
tense / strained
jǐnzhāng
紧张
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
，
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
already
yǐ
已
through / via
tōngguò
通过
alternative
tìdài
替代
route
lùxiàn
路线
to secure / to ensure
quèbǎo
确保
(completion particle)
le
了
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
import
jìnkǒu
进口
supply
gōngyìng
供应
。
according to reports / it is reported
jùxī
据悉
，
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
through / via
tōngguò
通过
these
zhèxiē
这些
routes
lùxiàn
路线
to obtain / to secure
huòdé
获得
(completion particle)
le
了
273 million barrels
2.73 yì tǒng
2.73亿桶
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
and
hé
和
2.1 million tons
210 wàn dūn
210万吨
naphtha (petrochemical)
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
。
these
zhèxiē
这些
import volume
jìnkǒu liàng
进口量
sufficient / enough
zúgòu
足够
to meet / to satisfy
mǎnzú
满足
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
future
wèilái
未来
several months
shù yuè
数月
(structural particle)
de
的
energy
néngyuán
能源
demand / needs
xūqiú
需求
。
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
is
shì
是
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
most important
zuì zhòngyào
最重要
(structural particle)
de
的
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
transportation / shipping
yùnshū
运输
channel / passageway
tōngdào
通道
one of
zhī yī
之一
，
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
because of / due to
yīn
因
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
(conjunction)
ér
而
to be affected / to suffer
shòudào
受到
impact / disruption
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。
in order to
wèi
为
to reduce / to decrease
jiǎnshǎo
减少
on / toward
duì
对
this / the said
gāi
该
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
(structural particle)
de
的
dependence / reliance
yīlài
依赖
，
multiple / several
duō gè
多个
country / nation
guójiā
国家
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
actively
jījí
积极
to seek / to look for
xúnzhǎo
寻找
new
xīn de
新的
energy
néngyuán
能源
transportation / shipping
yùnshū
运输
route
lùxiàn
路线
。
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
will
jiāng
将
to continue
jìxù
继续
to work hard / to strive
nǔlì
努力
to ensure / to secure
quèbǎo
确保
domestic
guónèi
国内
energy
néngyuán
能源
supply
gōngyìng
供应
(structural particle)
de
的
stability / stable
wěndìng
稳定
。

New Words

Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
Strait of Hormuz
júshì
局势
situation / tensions
jǐnzhāng
紧张
tense / strained
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact / influence
Hánguó
韩国
South Korea
tōngguò
通过
through / via
tìdài
替代
alternative
lùxiàn
路线
route
quèbǎo
确保
to secure / to ensure
yuányóu
原油
crude oil
jìnkǒu
进口
import
gōngyìng
供应
supply

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Business

South Korea Secures Oil Supplies Via Alternative Routes as Hormuz Crisis Continues

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hánguó
韩国
early September / the first ten days of September
jiǔyuè shàngxún
九月上旬
semiconductor / chip
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
exports
chūkǒu
出口
year-on-year / compared to last year
tóngbǐ
同比
to surge / to soar
jīzēng
激增
270 percent
270%
270%
，
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
historical / all-time
lìshǐ
历史
new record high
xīngāo
新高
。

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Saudi Arabia (short form)
shātè
沙特
oil pipeline
shū yóu guǎndào
输油管道
to be attacked
zāo xí
遭袭
to shut down / to stop operating
tíng yùn
停运
，
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
to surge / to spike
biāoshēng
飙升
to / reaching
zhì
至
nearly / close to
jìn
近
$110 per barrel
měi tǒng 110 měiyuán
每桶110美元
。

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China
zhōngguó
中国
plan
jìhuà
计划
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
production capacity
chǎnéng
产能
triple
fān sānbèi
翻三倍
。

China Targets Tripling AI Chip Production in 2026 to Counter Nvidia Dependence

China
zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturers
zhìzàoshāng
制造商
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
significantly
dàfú
大幅
grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
。

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