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kē jì
科技
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US
Měiguó
美国
Supreme Court
zuìgāo fǎyuàn
最高法院
ruled
cáidìng
裁定
TikTok
TikTok
ban
jìnlìng
禁令
constitutional
hé xiàn
合宪

year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
二零二五年
January
yī yuè
一月
，
US
Měiguó
美国
Supreme Court
zuìgāo fǎyuàn
最高法院
unanimously
yīzhì
一致
ruled
cáidìng
裁定
TikTok
TikTok
ban
jìnlìng
禁令
constitutional
hé xiàn
合宪
，
ByteDance
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
must by
xū yú
须于
January 19th
yī yuè shí jiǔ rì
一月十九日
before
qián
前
sell
chūshòu
出售
US operations
zài Měi yèwù
在美业务
。

January 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM

year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
二零二五年
January 17th
yī yuè shí qī rì
一月十七日
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
federal
liánbāng
联邦
Supreme Court
zuìgāo fǎyuàn
最高法院
unanimously
yīzhì
一致
ruled
cáidìng
裁定
，
requiring
yāoqiú
要求
ByteDance
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
sell
chūshòu
出售
TikTok
TikTok
US
Měiguó
美国
operations
yèwù
业务
(particle)
de
的
related
xiāngguān
相关
legislation
fǎ àn
法案
complies with
fúhé
符合
constitution
xiànfǎ
宪法
，
rejected
bóhuí
驳回
TikTok
TikTok
one side
yī fāng
一方
(particle)
de
的
appeal
shàngsù
上诉
。
based on
yījù
依据
this
gāi
该
law
fǎ àn
法案
，
ByteDance
Zìjié Tiàodòng
字节跳动
must
xū
须
by
yú
于
January 19th
yī yuè shí jiǔ rì
一月十九日
before
qián
前
sell
chūshòu
出售
TikTok
TikTok
in
zài
在
US
Měiguó
美国
(particle)
de
的
operations
yèwù
业务
，
otherwise
fǒuzé
否则
this
gāi
该
app
yìngyòng
应用
will
jiāng
将
in
zài
在
across the US
quán Měi
全美
face
zāodào
遭到
a ban
fēngjìn
封禁
。
January 19th
yī yuè shí jiǔ rì
一月十九日
，
TikTok
TikTok
in
zài
在
US
Měiguó
美国
briefly
duǎnzàn
短暂
suspended
tíngzhǐ
停止
service
fúwù
服务
，
approximately
yuē
约
170 million
yī yì qī qiān wàn
一亿七千万
US
Měiguó
美国
users
yònghù
用户
unable to
wúfǎ
无法
normally
zhèngcháng
正常
use
shǐyòng
使用
this
gāi
该
app
yìngyòng
应用
。
president-elect
hòu rèn zǒngtǒng
候任总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
promptly
suíjí
随即
announced
xuānbù
宣布
would
jiāng
将
after
zài
在
taking office
jiùzhí
就职
upon
hòu
后
postpone
zànhuǎn
暂缓
enforcement of
zhíxíng
执行
the ban
jìnlìng
禁令
，
TikTok
TikTok
subsequently
suíhòu
随后
restored
huīfùle
恢复了
in
zài
在
US
Měiguó
美国
(particle)
de
的
service
fúwù
服务
。
this
cǐ cì
此次
incident
shìjiàn
事件
deepened
jiāshēnle
加深了
various sectors
gè jiè
各界
about
duì
对
Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
technology
kējì
科技
companies
qǐyè
企业
data
shùjù
数据
security
ānquán
安全
concerns
wèntí
问题
(particle)
de
的
attention
guānzhù
关注
，
also
yě
也
made
lìng
令
US-China
Zhōng Měi
中美
technology
kējì
科技
competition
jìngzhēng
竞争
landscape
géjú
格局
increasingly
gèngjiā
更加
complex
fùzá
复杂
。

New Words

jìshù
技术
technology
gōngsī
公司
company
shìchǎng
市场
market
fāzhǎn
发展
develop
tóuzī
投资
investment
zēngzhǎng
增长
growth
yèwù
业务
business
chǎnpǐn
产品
product
fúwù
服务
service
yònghù
用户
users
píng tái
平台
platform
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation

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shòuquán
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sùsòng
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to pay / to make a payment
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zhuānlì fèi
专利费
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both parties
shuāngfāng
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to sign / to conclude
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xiéyì
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zūyòng
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one hundred thousand
shí wàn
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kē
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réngōng zhìnéng
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xīnpiàn
芯片
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jiāng
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yú
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shíyuè shísān rì
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to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
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Welcome Home
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product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
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expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
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new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

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