English Sentence:

The judge said he was driven by greed.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

法官說他的動機是貪婪。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

法官说他的动机是贪婪。

Pinyin:

fa3 guan1 shuo1 ta1 de5 dong4 ji1 shi4 tan1 lan2.

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Words used:

法官   法官

fǎ guān

1. judge (noun) 2. judiciary 3. to judge

Here: judge (noun)

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shuō

1. to speak, to say 2. to explain, to tell 3. to reprimand, to tell off 4. theory, doctrine

Here: to speak, to say

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他的   他的

tā de

his

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動機   动机

dòng jī

motive, motivation, intention

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shì

1. yes 2. to be (is, are, am, was, were) 3. (formal) that 4. (old) this, this thing 5. (particle emphasizing the word following it) 6. (particle showing agreement) 7. true, correct

Here: to be (is, are, am, was, were)

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貪婪   贪婪

tān lán

greedy

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