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Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
and / together with
yǔ
与
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / at
zài
在
the state of Texas
Dékèsàsī Zhōu
德克萨斯州
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$16.8 billion USD
168 yì měiyuán
168亿美元
to build / to construct
jiànzào
建造
Terafab (semiconductor factory)
Terafab
Terafab
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
factory / manufacturing plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
。

Tesla (electric vehicle company)

Tèsīlā

特斯拉

and / together with

yǔ

与

SpaceX (rocket company)

SpaceX

jointly / together

liánhé

联合

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

，

will / future auxiliary

jiāng

将

in / at

zài

在

the state of Texas

Dékèsàsī Zhōu

德克萨斯州

Grimes County

Gélái Mǔsī Xiàn

格莱姆斯县

to invest

tóuzī

投资

$16.8 billion USD

168 yì měiyuán

168亿美元

to build / to establish

jiànshè

建设

semiconductor

bàndǎotǐ

半导体

factory / plant

gōngchǎng

工厂

Terafab (semiconductor factory)

Terafab

，

for / in order to

wèi

为

under the umbrella of

qíxià

旗下

robot

jīqìrén

机器人

、

autonomous driving

zìdòng jiàshǐ

自动驾驶

and

hé

和

outer space

tàikōng

太空

computing

jìsuàn

计算

projects / programs

xiàngmù

项目

to provide / to supply

tígōng

提供

semiconductor chips

xīnpiàn

芯片

。

August 8, 2026 at 4:10 AM

the United States

měiguó

美国

electric vehicle

diàndòng qìchē

电动汽车

company

gōngsī

公司

Tesla

Tèsīlā

特斯拉

and / together with

yǔ

与

aerospace / space

hángtiān

航天

enterprise / company

qǐyè

企业

SpaceX (rocket company)

SpaceX

on / at (formal)

yú

于

August 6th

8 yuè 6 rì

8月6日

jointly / together

liánhé

联合

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

，

will / future auxiliary

jiāng

将

in / at

zài

在

the state of Texas

Dékèsàsī Zhōu

德克萨斯州

Grimes County

Gélái Mǔsī Xiàn

格莱姆斯县

to invest

tóuzī

投资

$16.8 billion USD

168 yì měiyuán

168亿美元

，

jointly / together

gòngtóng

共同

to build / to construct

jiànzào

建造

large-scale

dàxíng

大型

semiconductor

bàndǎotǐ

半导体

manufacturing

zhìzào

制造

factory / plant

gōngchǎng

工厂

Terafab (semiconductor factory)

Terafab

。

the said / this

gāi

该

factory

gōngchǎng

工厂

will

jiāng

将

to integrate / to consolidate

zhěnghé

整合

semiconductor chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

structural particle

的

manufacturing

zhìzào

制造

、

packaging / encapsulation

fēngzhuāng

封装

and

hé

和

testing

cèshì

测试

stage / link in the chain

huánjié

环节

，

to form / to create

xíngchéng

形成

complete / comprehensive

wánzhěng

完整

structural particle

的

vertical

chuízhí

垂直

integrated

yītǐhuà

一体化

production chain

shēngchǎn liàn

生产链

。

relativizer particle

suǒ

所

to produce / to manufacture

shēngchǎn

生产

structural particle

的

semiconductor chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

will

jiāng

将

to be used for

yòng yú

用于

Tesla

Tèsīlā

特斯拉

structural particle

的

Optimus (Tesla humanoid robot)

Optimus

humanoid

rénxíng

人形

robot

jīqìrén

机器人

and

hé

和

Cybercab (Tesla autonomous taxi)

Cybercab

autonomous / self-driving

wúrén jiàshǐ

无人驾驶

taxi

chūzū chē

出租车

，

as well as / and also

yǐjí

以及

SpaceX (rocket company)

SpaceX

currently / in the process of

zhèngzài

正在

to develop

kāifā

开发

structural particle

的

outer space

tàikōng

太空

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

system

xìtǒng

系统

。

Elon Musk

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

Terafab

once completed / upon completion

jiànchéng

建成

after / following

hòu

后

will

jiāng

将

to become

chéngwéi

成为

the Earth

dìqiú

地球

on / upon

shàng

上

largest

zuìdà

最大

structural particle

的

building / structure

jiànzhù

建筑

，

total area

zǒng miànjī

总面积

to exceed / to surpass

chāoguò

超过

100 million square feet

1 yì píngfāng yīngchǐ

1亿平方英尺

。

the said / this

gāi

该

factory

gōngchǎng

工厂

to be expected / projected

yùjì

预计

will

jiāng

将

to create

chuàngzào

创造

at least

zhìshǎo

至少

3,000

3000 gè

3000个

employment

jiùyè

就业

position / post

gǎngwèi

岗位

，

and / furthermore

bìng

并

to drive / to promote

tuīdòng

推动

local

dāngdì

当地

economy

jīngjì

经济

development / growth

fāzhǎn

发展

。

analysts

fēnxī rénshì

分析人士

to point out / to note

zhǐchū

指出

，

this / the current

cǐcì

此次

investment

tóuzī

投资

marks / signifies

biāozhìzhe

标志着

Elon Musk

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

under the umbrella of

qíxià

旗下

companies / enterprises

qǐyè

企业

to accelerate

jiākuài

加快

to break free from / to shed

bǎituō

摆脱

toward / regarding

duì

对

external

wàibù

外部

semiconductor chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

supplier

gōngyìng shāng

供应商

dependence / reliance

yīlài

依赖

structural particle

的

strategic

zhànlüè

战略

pace / steps

bùfá

步伐

。

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