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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
second quarter
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
profit / earnings
lìrùn
利润
to surge / to increase sharply
dàzēng
大增
77 percent
77%
77%
，
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
full year / annual
quánnián
全年
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast / projection
yùcè
预测
。

TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
second quarter
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
net profit
jìnlìrùn
净利润
year-on-year
ànnián
按年
to surge significantly
dàzhǎng
大涨
77 percent
77%
77%
，
and / also
bìng
并
(future action marker)
jiāng
将
full-year
quánnián
全年
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast
yùcè
预测
to raise / revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
to / up to
zhì
至
$60 to $64 billion
600 zhì 640 yì měiyuán
600至640亿美元
。

July 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM

TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
second quarter
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
financial results / earnings
yèjì
业绩
，
net profit
jìnlìrùn
净利润
year-on-year
ànnián
按年
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
77 percent
77%
77%
，
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
the market / marketplace
shìchǎng
市场
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
。
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
(introduces object of action)
jiāng
将
full-year
quánnián
全年
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast
yùcè
预测
from
cóng
从
$52 to $56 billion
520 zhì 560 yì měiyuán
520至560亿美元
to raise / revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
to / reaching
zhì
至
$60 to $64 billion
600 zhì 640 yì měiyuán
600至640亿美元
。
TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
to continue / ongoing
chíxù
持续
strong / robust
qiángjìng
强劲
，
is / to be
shì
是
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
results / performance
yèjì
业绩
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
(structural particle)
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force / momentum
dònglì
动力
。
however / yet
rán ér
然而
，
earnings results
yèjì
业绩
announcement / release
gōngbù
公布
after
hòu
后
TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
share price
gǔjià
股价
on that day
dāngrì
当日
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
4 percent
4%
4%
，
to drag down / to weigh on
tuōlèi
拖累
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
sector / market segment
bǎnkuài
板块
to move downward / to decline
xiàháng
下行
。
analyst
fēnxīshī
分析师
to believe / to think
rènwéi
认为
，
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
by a large margin / significantly
dàfú
大幅
upward revision
shàngtiáo
上调
to indicate / to show
biǎomíng
表明
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
currently / in the process of
zhèng
正
on a large scale
dà guīmó
大规模
to invest
tóuzī
投资
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
。
TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
is / to be
shì
是
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
the largest
zuì dà
最大
(structural particle)
de
的
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
contract manufacturing / foundry
dàigōng
代工
enterprise / company
qǐyè
企业
，
for
wèi
为
NVIDIA
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
、
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
and others / et cetera
děng
等
technology company
kējì gōngsī
科技公司
to produce / to manufacture
shēngchǎn
生产
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
。
this time / this particular
cǐcì
此次
earnings report
yèjì bàogào
业绩报告
further / additionally
jìnyībù
进一步
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
(completion marker)
le
了
global
quánqiú
全球
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
hardware
yìngjiàn
硬件
demand
xūqiú
需求
(structural particle)
de
的
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
trend
qūshì
趋势
。

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TSMC Posts 77 Percent Profit Jump in Q2 and Raises Full-Year Capital Spending Forecast

TSMC reported a 77 percent year-on-year rise in second-quarter net profit, raising its full-year capital expenditure forecast to between $60 and $64 billion.

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réngōng zhìnéng
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revenue / income
shōurù
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prospects / outlook
qiánjǐng
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yǐnfā
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doubts / questions
yíwèn
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bàndǎotǐ
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gǔjià
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cóng
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October
shí yuè
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peak / high point
gāodiǎn
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to retreat / to fall back
huíluò
回落
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美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
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zhōuwǔ
周五
strongly / with force
qiángshì
强势
to rebound / to rally
fǎntán
反弹
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Dow Jones Index
Dào Zhǐ
道指
gained more than
zhǎng chāo
涨超
400 points
400 diǎn
400点
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to end / to conclude
jiéshù
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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%
。

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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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