聖保羅同時是全世界最貧困的城市之一也是最富有的城市之一。

At the same time, São Paulo is both one of the world's poorest and richest cities.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 聖保羅 Shèngbǎoluó
  1. St Paul
  2. São Paulo, city in Brazil
=1 聖保羅 Shèng Bǎoluó
  1. (~) São Paulo (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)
  2. Saint Paul (a city, the state capital of Minnesota, United States)
  3. Saint Paul; St. Paul; San Paolo
  4. São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)
  5. São Paulo (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)
2 同時 tóngshí at the same time; simultaneously
=3 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)
=3 shì variant of shì
4 全世界 quánshìjiè
  1. worldwide
  2. entire world
=5 zuì variant of zuì
=5 zuì old variant of zuì
=5 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
6 貧困 pínkùn
  1. impoverished
  2. poverty
=7 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=7 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=7 really and truly
=7 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 城市 chéngshì city; town

classifier:

9 之一 zhī
  1. one of (sth)
  2. one out of a multitude
  3. one (third, quarter, percent etc)
10 也是 shì
  1. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
  2. (pseudoverb) to also be
  3. Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
  4. that's true
  5. to also be
=11 zuì variant of zuì
=11 zuì old variant of zuì
=11 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
12 富有 yǒu
  1. rich; wealthy; affluent
  2. to be rich in; to be replete with
=13 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 de "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. or di in poetry and songs
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
14 城市 chéngshì city; town

classifier:

15 之一 zhī
  1. one of (sth)
  2. one out of a multitude
  3. one (third, quarter, percent etc)