幸福应该是想要你已经有的东西,而不是拥有你想要的东西。

Happiness is probably wanting what you already have, not having what you want.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 幸福 xìng
  1. happiness
  2. happy
  3. blessed
2 应该 yīnggāi ought to; should; must
=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 想要 xiǎngyào
  1. to want to
  2. to feel like
  3. to fancy
  4. to care for sb
  5. desirous of
=5 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=5 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=6 已经 jīng already
=6 已经 jìng already
7 有的 yǒude
  1. (there are) some (who are...)
  2. some (exist)
=8 东西 dōng east and west
=8 东西 dōngxi
  1. thing
  2. stuff
  3. person

classifiers: ,

9 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=10 不是 shì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=10 不是 shi fault; blame
11 拥有 yōngyǒu to have; to possess
=12 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=12 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
13 想要 xiǎngyào
  1. to want to
  2. to feel like
  3. to fancy
  4. to care for sb
  5. desirous of
=14 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 跑堂儿的 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
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=15 东西 dōng east and west
=15 东西 dōngxi
  1. thing
  2. stuff
  3. person

classifiers: ,