English Sentence:

Pope Benedict XVI is the first Pope to resign in 600 years.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

教宗本篤十六世是六百年來第一位辭職的教宗。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

教宗本笃十六世是六百年来第一位辞职的教宗。

Pinyin:

jiao4 zong1 ben3 du3 shi2 liu4 shi4 shi4 liu4 bai3 nian2 lai2 di4 yi1 wei4 ci2 zhi2 de5 jiao4 zong1.

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教宗   教宗

jiào zōng

the Pope (of the Catholic Church)

Here: the Pope (leader of the worldwide Catholic Church)

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本篤十六世
本笃十六世

běn dǔ shí liù shì

Benedictus XVI (the Pope)

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是   是

shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: is

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六百   六百

liù bǎi

six hundred, 600

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年   年

nián

1. year 2. age, a person's age 3. Nian (Chinese surname) 4. period of life 5. annual 6. period (in history) 7. New Year

Here: year, a person's age

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來   来

lái

1. to come 2. in order to 3. to take place, to crop up 4. to have 5. future, coming, next 6. (used to replace another verb) 7. (used with to express capability) 8. ever since

Here: to come

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第一   第一

dì yī

first, 1st

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位   位

wèi

1. position, location, place 2. (a measure word for people) 3. seat 4. figure, digit 5. title, official position 6. standard, rule

Here: (a measure word for people)

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辭職   辞职

cí zhí

1. to resign 2. resignation

Here: to resign

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的   的

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: (adjectival ending)

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教宗   教宗

jiào zōng

the Pope (of the Catholic Church)

Here: the Pope (leader of the worldwide Catholic Church)

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