研究表明人们一有住处、食物这些基本的需要,附加的财富就不能大量地提高他们的快乐。

Studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness.

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Sentence Composition

1 研究 yánjiū
  1. research
  2. a study
  3. to research
  4. to look into

classifier:

2 表明 biǎomíng
  1. to make clear
  2. to make known
  3. to state clearly
  4. to indicate
  5. known
3 人们 rénmen people
4
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=5 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=5 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
6 住处 zhùchù residence; dwelling
7 食物 shí food
8 这些 zhèxiē these
9 基本 běn
  1. basic
  2. fundamental
  3. main
  4. elementary
=10 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 跑堂兒的 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
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 需要 yào
  1. to need; to want; to demand; to require
  2. needs
12 附加 jiā
  1. additional
  2. annex
=13 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 跑堂兒的 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
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
14 财富 cái
  1. wealth
  2. riches
15 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: jiù ... ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: ... jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
16 不能 néng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
17 大量 liàng
  1. great amount
  2. large quantity
  3. bulk
  4. numerous
  5. generous
  6. magnanimous
=18 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=18
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier:

19 提高 gāo
  1. to raise
  2. to increase
  3. to improve
20 他们 men they; them
=21 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 跑堂兒的 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
=21 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=21 really and truly
=21 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
22 快乐 kuài happy; joyful