一個人的快樂，不是因為他擁有得多，而是因為他計較得少。

A person's happiness does not come from owning a lot, but from caring about little.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 一個人 yīgèrén
  1. by oneself (without assistance)
  2. alone (without company)
=2 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 跑堂儿的 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
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 快樂 kuàilè happy; joyful
=4 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=4 不是 bùshi fault; blame
5 因為 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 擁有 yōngyǒu to have; to possess
=8 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=8 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=8 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=8 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
9 多 duō
  1. many; much; more; a lot of
  2. too many; in excess
  3. (after a numeral) ... odd
  4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
  5. (bound form) multi-; poly-
10 而是 érshì rather
11 因為 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
12 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)
13 計較 jìjiào
  1. to bother about
  2. to haggle
  3. to bicker
  4. to argue
  5. plan
  6. stratagem
=14 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=14 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=14 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=14 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=15 少 shǎo
  1. few
  2. less
  3. to lack
  4. to be missing
  5. to stop (doing sth)
  6. seldom
=15 少 shào young