English Sentence:

20% of the world's population consumes 80% of its resources.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

全世界兩成的人口消耗了八成的資源。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

全世界两成的人口消耗了八成的资源。

Pinyin:

quan2 shi4 jie4 liang3 cheng2 de5 ren2 kou3 xiao1 hao4 le5 ba1 cheng2 de5 zi1 yuan2.

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全世界
全世界

quán shì jiè

1. worldwide 2. the entire world

Here: worldwide

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兩成   两成

liǎng chéng

twenty percent, 20%

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: of (possessive particle)

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人口   人口

rén kǒu

population

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消耗   消耗

xiāo hào

to use up, to consume

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le

1. (particle signifying the change of situation) 2. (completed action marker) 3. (a filler word without any meaning)

Here: (particle signifying the change of situation)

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八成   八成

bā chéng

1. 80%, eighty percent 2. most probably, most likely

Here: 80%, eighty percent

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: of (possessive particle)

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資源   资源

zī yuán

resources

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