守财奴积聚钱财不是因为他谨慎，而是因为他贪婪。

A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 守财奴 shǒucáinú
  1. miser
  2. scrooge
2 积聚 jījù
  1. to coalesce
  2. to gather together
  3. to amass
3 钱财 qiáncái
  1. wealth
  2. money
=4 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=4 不是 bùshi fault; blame
5 因为 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
6 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
7 谨慎 jǐnshèn
  1. cautious
  2. prudent
8 而是 érshì rather
9 因为 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
10 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
11 贪婪 tānlán
  1. avaricious
  2. greedy
  3. rapacious
  4. insatiable
  5. avid