English Sentence:

For the first time in history more people are living in cities than in rural areas.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

有史以來第一次比較多人住在城市而非鄉間。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

有史以来第一次比较多人住在城市而非乡间。

Pinyin:

you3 shi3 yi3 lai2 di4 yi1 ci4 bi3 jiao4 duo1 ren2 zhu4 zai4 cheng2 shi4 er2 fei1 xiang1 jian1.

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有史以來
有史以来

yǒu shǐ yǐ lái

since the beginning of history

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第一次
第一次

dì yī cì

the first time

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比較多
比较多

bǐ jiào duō

more

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rén

people, person, human being

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住在   住在

zhù zài

to live in

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城市   城市

chéng shì

city, town

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而非   而非

ér fēi

rather than, other than

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鄉間   乡间

xiāng jiān

in countryside

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