HSK 3. Both verb and noun. 这个决定意义很大 = the significance of this decision is huge.
tōngzhīnotice; to notify
HSK 4 but glossed inline. The NDRC issued a 通知. Also used in everyday life: 一个通知 = a notice.
diàocháto investigate; investigation
HSK 4. 调查这件事 = investigate this matter. Both noun and verb. The episode highlights China's three-month 调查.
jìshùtechnology
HSK 4. 核心技术 = core technology — the key concept of why China cares about this deal.
tóuzīto invest; investment
HSK 5 but very common. 投资人 = investor. 投资公司 = investment firm. The episode discusses US investments in Chinese AI.
Grammar Points
语法
把 + Object + Verb + Result
Disposal construction. Frontloads the object so the verb can carry a clear result/disposal. Required when the verb has a quantitative or directional outcome.
把Meta收购Manus的这笔大生意给停了。
两边都要把这笔生意撤回来。
买了Manus，就有这个技术了。
X 是 ... 的地方 (relative clause with 的)
Common spoken construction for 'X is the place where ...' or 'X is the where-of...' Used to define or identify.
这就是事情复杂的地方。
公司就是很多人一起做事的地方。
对 X 来说 (from X's perspective)
Topicalizer. 'For X, ...' or 'From X's point of view, ...' Pivots the discussion to whose situation we're examining.
对Meta来说，是一个大打击。
对其他想搬到新加坡的中国公司来说，这是一个警告。
对一家成立时间不长的公司来说，这是非常厉害的成绩。
因为 ... 所以 ... (because ... therefore ...)
Cause-effect connector. Either half can be omitted in spoken Chinese, but the full pair is the textbook form.
因为Meta也想做AI代理。
所以这件事不只是Manus一家公司的事。
所以两边的科技竞争，越来越紧张。
不只是 ... 还是 / 也是 ... (not just X, also Y)
Builds toward emphasis. 'X isn't only Y, it's also Z.' Stronger and broader than just listing.
Proper Nouns
专有名词
ManusManusManus (the AI-agent startup at the center of the deal)MetaMetaMeta (US tech giant; Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp)FacebookFacebookFacebookInstagramInstagramInstagramWhatsAppWhatsAppWhatsAppDeepSeekDeepSeekDeepSeek (Chinese AI company that became famous in 2025)BenchmarkBenchmarkBenchmark (US venture capital firm, led Manus's Series B)国家发展改革委员会Guójiā Fāzhǎn Gǎigé WěiyuánhuìNational Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)发改委Fāgǎiwěi
