上海那么繁荣，主要是一百六十年前开埠以后发生的变化。

Shanghai is so prosperous; notably it was after the port was opened for trade one hundred and sixty years ago that things started to change.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 上海 Shànghǎi Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬 Hù)
=2 那么 nàme
  1. like that; in that way; to that extent
  2. (before a number) ... or so; about ...
  3. then; in that case
=2 那么 nàme variant of 那麼 nàme
3 繁荣 fánróng prosperous; booming
4 主要 zhǔyào main; principal; major; primary
=5 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=5 是 shì variant of 是 shì
6 一百 yībǎi one hundred; a hundred
7 六十 liùshí
  1. sixty
  2. 60
8 年前 niánqián
  1. by the end of the year
  2. at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
9 开埠 kāibù
  1. to open up a port for trade
  2. to open treaty ports
10 以后 yǐhòu
  1. after
  2. later
  3. afterwards
  4. following
  5. later on
  6. in the future
11 发生 fāshēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
=12 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=12 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=12 的 dí really and truly
=12 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
13 变化 biànhuà (intransitive) to change; to vary

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