·HSK 5

U.S. military
Měijūn
美军
again / once more
zàicì
再次
to strike / to hit
dǎjī
打击
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnshì
军事
targets / sites
mùbiāo
目标
，
in retaliation for
bàofù
报复
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
attacks on ships
xí chuán
袭船
conduct / behavior
xíngwéi
行为
。

United States

Měiguó

美国

Central Command

Zhōngyāng Sīlìngbù

中央司令部

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

against

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

military base

jūnshì jīdì

军事基地

and

hé

和

port / harbor

gǎngkǒu

港口

to carry out / to implement

shíshī

实施

strikes / to strike

dǎjī

打击

，

in order to

yǐ

以

to retaliate against / in retaliation for

bàofù

报复

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

continued / ongoing

chíxù

持续

in / at

zài

在

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to attack / attack

xíjī

袭击

ships / vessels

chuánzhī

船只

[structural particle]

的

conduct / behavior

xíngwéi

行为

。

July 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM

United States

Měiguó

美国

Central Command

Zhōngyāng Sīlìngbù

中央司令部

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

，

already

yǐ

已

against

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

multiple locations / several sites

duō chù

多处

military base

jūnshì jīdì

军事基地

and

hé

和

port / harbor

gǎngkǒu

港口

to carry out / to implement

shíshī

实施

powerful strikes / forceful attacks

qiánglì dǎjī

强力打击

。

this / this round of

cǐcì

此次

strike / attack

dǎjī

打击

shì

是

in response to

duì

对

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

in / at

zài

在

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

continued / ongoing

chíxù

持续

to attack / attack

xíjī

袭击

passing / transiting

guòwǎng

过往

ships / vessels

chuánzhī

船只

conduct / behavior

xíngwéi

行为

[structural particle]

的

retaliation

bàofù

报复

。

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

shì

是

global / worldwide

quánqiú

全球

most important / most critical

zuì zhòngyào

最重要

[structural particle]

的

oil / petroleum

shíyóu

石油

transport / shipping

yùnshū

运输

passage / corridor

tōngdào

通道

one of

zhī yī

之一

，

approximately / about

yuē yǒu

约有

20 percent

20%

[structural particle]

的

global

quánqiú

全球

oil

shíyóu

石油

supply

gōngyìng

供应

to pass through / to transit via

tújīng

途经

here / this location

cǐchù

此处

。

U.S. side / American officials

Měi fāng

美方

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

[structural particle]

的

attack

xíjī

袭击

conduct / behavior

xíngwéi

行为

has / already

yǐ

已

seriously

yánzhòng

严重

to affect / to impact

yǐngxiǎng

影响

completion marker

了

this

zhè yī

这一

key / critical

guānjiàn

关键

maritime shipping / sea transport

hángyùn

航运

vital passage / strategic corridor

yàodào

要道

[structural particle]

的

security / safety

ānquán

安全

。

currently / at present

mùqián

目前

，

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

side / party

fāngmiàn

方面

has not yet

shàng wèi

尚未

regarding / concerning

jiù

就

this

cǐcì

此次

strike / attack

dǎjī

打击

to make / to issue

zuòchū

作出

formal / official

zhèngshì

正式

response

huíyìng

回应

。

this

cǐcì

此次

incident / event

shìjiàn

事件

further / to further

jìn yī bù

进一步

to intensify / to worsen

jiājù

加剧

completion marker

了

Middle East

Zhōngdōng

中东

region / area

dìqū

地区

already / inherently

běn yǐ

本已

tense / strained

jǐnzhāng

紧张

[structural particle]

的

situation / state of affairs

júshì

局势

。

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