·HSK 4

US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
consecutively / in a row
liánxù
连续
for the second day
dì èr tiān
第二天
to pause / to halt
zàntíng
暂停
military
jūnshì
军事
strikes / attacks
dǎjī
打击
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to mediate / to broker
wòxuán
斡旋
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
。

United States

Měiguó

美国

and

hé

和

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

consecutively

liánxù

连续

for two days

liǎng tiān

两天

mutually / each other

xiānghù

相互

to pause / to halt

zàntíng

暂停

military

jūnshì

军事

strikes / attacks

dǎjī

打击

，

China

Zhōngguó

中国

diplomats

wàijiāo guān

外交官

are actively

zhèng jījí

正积极

mediating / brokering

wòxuán

斡旋

，

working hard / striving

nǔlì

努力

to push for / to promote

tuīdòng

推动

both sides

shuāngfāng

双方

to return to

chóngfǎn

重返

negotiating table

tánpàn zhuō

谈判桌

。

July 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM

July 26

7 yuè 26 rì

7月26日

，

United States

Měiguó

美国

military / armed forces

jūnfāng

军方

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

to pause / to halt

zàntíng

暂停

against / toward

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

(structural particle)

的

airstrikes

kōngxí

空袭

operations / actions

xíngdòng

行动

。

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

side / party

fāngmiàn

方面

also

yě

也

shortly after / subsequently

suíhòu

随后

to indicate / to state

biǎoshì

表示

，

will

jiāng

将

to cooperate / to match

pèihé

配合

this

zhè yī

这一

pause / halt

zàntíng

暂停

，

not

bù

不

proactively / on its own initiative

zhǔdòng

主动

to launch / to initiate

fāqǐ

发起

attack

gōngjī

攻击

。

this is

zhè shì

这是

both sides

shuāngfāng

双方

in / during

zài

在

the past

guòqù

过去

two weeks

liǎng zhōu

两周

within

nèi

内

for the first time

shǒucì

首次

consecutively

liánxù

连续

two days

liǎng tiān

两天

to stop / to cease

tíngzhǐ

停止

exchange of fire

jiāohuǒ

交火

。

previously / before this

cǐqián

此前

，

both sides

shuāngfāng

双方

on / at (formal)

yú

于

June 17

6 yuè 17 rì

6月17日

to reach / to achieve

dáchéng

达成

(structural particle)

的

ceasefire

tínghuǒ

停火

agreement

xiéyì

协议

on (formal)

yú

于

July 10

7 yuè 10 rì

7月10日

to declare / to announce

xuāngào

宣告

to collapse / to break down

pòliè

破裂

。

Trump

Tèlǎngpǔ

特朗普

subsequently

suíhòu

随后

to announce / to declare

xuānbù

宣布

ceasefire

tínghuǒ

停火

agreement

xiéyì

协议

already / has

yǐ

已

to terminate / to end

zhōngzhǐ

终止

，

and / also

bìng

并

to resume / to restart

huīfù

恢复

(completion particle)

了

against

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

targets

mùbiāo

目标

(structural particle)

的

bombing / bombardment

hōngzhà

轰炸

。

currently / at present

mùqián

目前

，

China

Zhōngguó

中国

diplomats

wàijiāo guān

外交官

currently / in the process of

zhèng

正

actively

jījí

积极

to participate in / to be involved in

cānyù

参与

mediation / brokering

wòxuán

斡旋

，

working to / striving to

nǔlì

努力

to push for

tuīdòng

推动

both sides

shuāngfāng

双方

to return to

chóngfǎn

重返

negotiating table

tánpàn zhuō

谈判桌

。

this

cǐ cì

此次

pause

zàntíng

暂停

(passive marker)

bèi

被

to be regarded as

shì wéi

视为

yī cì

一次

informal / unofficial

fēi zhèngshì

非正式

(structural particle)

的

mutual

xiānghù

相互

ceasefire

tínghuǒ

停火

，

both sides

shuāngfāng

双方

have not yet

shàng wèi

尚未

to sign

qiānshǔ

签署

any

rènhé

任何

formal / official

zhèngshì

正式

agreement

xiéyì

协议

。

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

to deny

fǒurèn

否认

already

yǐ

已

to agree to

tóngyì

同意

to implement / to carry out

shíshī

实施

lasting ten days

wéiqī shí tiān

为期十天

(structural particle)

的

ceasefire

tínghuǒ

停火

plan

jìhuà

计划

，

related / relevant

xiāngguān

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