對了,我有一件事要告訴你。

By the way, I have something to tell you.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 對了 duìle
  1. Correct!
  2. Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention)
  3. Oh, by the way, ...
2
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=3 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=3 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)”)
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 jiàn
  1. item
  2. component
  3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc
=6 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: , ,

=6
  1. alternative form of (zì, “to establish”)
  2. alternative form of (zì, “to stab”)
=7 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=7 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=7 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭要袅
=8 告訴 gào to press charges; to file a complaint
=8 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
=9 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=9 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)