life
shēng huó
生活
the White House
Báigōng
白宫
journalist / reporter
jìzhě
记者
formal dinner / banquet
wǎnyàn
晚宴
outside / exterior
wài
外
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
shooting incident / gunfire
qiāngjī
枪击
suspect / alleged perpetrator
xiányírén
嫌疑人
carrying weapons / armed
chíxiè
持械
to rush through a checkpoint
chōngguān
冲关
to be arrested / to be apprehended
bèibǔ
被捕
April 25th
4 yuè 25 rì
4月25日
the United States
Měiguó
美国
the White House
Báigōng
白宫
press correspondents association
jìzhě xiéhuì
记者协会
formal dinner / banquet
wǎnyàn
晚宴
in / at
zài
在
Washington D.C.
Huáshèngdùn
华盛顿
to be held / to take place
jǔxíng
举行
during / in the course of
qījiān
期间
one [person] / a
yī míng
一名
man
nánzǐ
男子
carrying / holding
chí
持
multiple items of
duō jiàn
多件
weapons / arms
wǔqì
武器
to rush toward / to charge at
chōng xiàng
冲向
banquet hall
yànhuì tīng
宴会厅
outside
wài
外
[structural particle]
de
的
security checkpoint area
ānjiǎn qū
安检区
toward / at
xiàng
向
Secret Service agents
tèqín rényuán
特勤人员
to open fire / to shoot
kāiqiāng
开枪
shortly afterward / subsequently
suíhòu
随后
[passive marker]
bèi
被
police / law enforcement
jǐngfāng
警方
to arrest / to apprehend
dàibǔ
逮捕
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump [US president]
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
First Lady
dìyī fūrén
第一夫人
and / along with
jí
及
several / multiple
duō míng
多名
senior official / high-ranking official
gāoguān
高官
immediately / at once
suíjí
随即
[passive marker]
bèi
被
to evacuate / to withdraw
chèlí
撤离
one / a
yī míng
一名
Secret Service agent
tèqín rényuán
特勤人员
to be shot / to be hit by a bullet
zhòng dàn
中弹
after / following
hòu
后
because of / due to
yīn
因
wearing / dressed in
chuānzhe
穿着
bulletproof vest
fángdàn bèixīn
防弹背心
and thus / thereby
ér
而
to narrowly escape disaster / to survive by luck
xìng miǎn yú nàn
幸免于难
April 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
the evening of April 25th
4 yuè 25 rì wǎn
4月25日晚
the United States
Měiguó
美国
the White House
Báigōng
白宫
press correspondents association
jìzhě xiéhuì
记者协会
annual
niándù
年度
formal dinner / banquet
wǎnyàn
晚宴
in / at
zài
在
Washington D.C.
Huáshèngdùn
华盛顿
Washington Hilton Hotel
Xīěrdùn jiǔdiàn
希尔顿酒店
to be held / to take place
jǔxíng
举行
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump [US president]
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
and / together with
yǔ
与
several / multiple
duō míng
多名
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
senior official / high-ranking official
gāoguān
高官
to attend / to be present
chūxí
出席
formal dinner / banquet
wǎnyàn
晚宴
to proceed / to be underway
jìnxíng
进行
approximately / about
yuē
约
two hours
liǎng xiǎoshí
两小时
after / following
hòu
后
banquet hall
yànhuì tīng
宴会厅
outside / exterior
wài
外
[structural particle]
de
的
security checkpoint area
ānjiǎn qū
安检区
suddenly / all of a sudden
tūrán
突然
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
shooting incident / gunfire
qiāngjī
枪击
one / a
yī míng
一名
man
nánzǐ
男子
carrying / holding
chí
持
multiple items of
duō jiàn
多件
weapons / arms
wǔqì
武器
toward / at
xiàng
向
Secret Service agents
tèqín rényuán
特勤人员
to open fire / to shoot
kāiqiāng
开枪
one / a
yī míng
一名
Secret Service agent
tèqín rényuán
特勤人员
to be shot / to be hit by a bullet
zhòng dàn
中弹
because of / due to
yīn
因
wearing / dressed in
chuānzhe
穿着
bulletproof vest
fángdàn bèixīn
防弹背心
to narrowly escape disaster
xìng miǎn yú nàn
幸免于难
at the scene / on-site
xiànchǎng
现场
without / there is no
wú
无
other / additional
qítā
其他
personnel / persons
rényuán
人员
casualties / injuries and deaths
shāngwáng
伤亡
suspect / alleged perpetrator
xiányírén
嫌疑人
on the spot / immediately
dāngchǎng
当场
to be arrested / to be apprehended
bèibǔ
被捕
[passive marker]
bèi
被
to identify / to determine
rèndìng
认定
as / to be
wèi
为
from / originating from
láizì
来自
California state
Jiālìfúníyà zhōu
加利福尼亚州
Torrance city [California]
Tuōlúnsī shì
托伦斯市
[structural particle]
de
的
31 years old
31 suì
31岁
man
nánzǐ
男子
FBI / Federal Bureau of Investigation
liánbāng diàochájú
联邦调查局
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
suspect
xiányírén
嫌疑人
before / prior to
zài
在
attack / assault
xíjī
袭击
before / prior to
qián
前
[indicates past action]
céng
曾
to / toward
xiàng
向
family members
jiārén
家人
to send / to transmit
fāsòng
发送
one copy / a piece of
yī fèn
一份
statement / declaration
shēngmíng
声明
to list / to enumerate
lièchū
列出
[completed action marker]
le
了
to plan / to intend
jìhuà
计划
to target / directed at
zhēnduì
针对
[structural particle]
de
的
Trump [US president]
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
official / government officer
guānyuán
官员
list / roster of names
míngdān
名单
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump [US president]
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
and / together with
yǔ
与
First Lady
dìyī fūrén
第一夫人
Melania [First Lady name]
Méilāníyà
梅拉尼娅
vice president
fùzǒngtǒng
副总统
Vance [vice president name]
Wànsī
万斯
and / along with
jí
及
other / additional
qítā
其他
senior official / high-ranking official
gāoguān
高官
immediately / at once
suíjí
随即
[passive marker]
bèi
被
Secret Service / security agency
tèqínjú
特勤局
urgently / in an emergency
jǐnjí
紧急
to evacuate / to withdraw from
chèlí
撤离
banquet hall
yànhuì tīng
宴会厅
the White House
Báigōng
白宫
subsequently / shortly afterward
suíhòu
随后
to issue / to release [a statement]
fābiǎo
发表
statement / declaration
shēngmíng
声明
stating that / claiming that
chēng
称
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
safety / security
ānquán
安全
was not subjected to / did not suffer
wèi shòu
未受
direct / immediate
zhíjiē
直接
threat / menace
wēixié
威胁
annual
niándù
年度
formal dinner / banquet
wǎnyàn
晚宴
already
yǐ
已
after / at [time]
zài
在
attack / assault
xíjī
袭击
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
after
hòu
后
ahead of schedule / early
tíqián
提前
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束