所以，友情也是幸福的一个要素。

So friendship is also a requirement for happiness.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 所以 suǒyǐ
  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. so
  4. the reason why
2 友情 yǒuqíng
  1. friendly feelings
  2. friendship
3 也是 yěshì
  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
4 幸福 xìngfú
  1. happiness
  2. happy
  3. blessed
=5 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 跑堂兒的 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
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=6 一个 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=6 一个 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
7 要素 yàosù
  1. essential factor
  2. key constituent