他一直想學日語。

He always wanted to study Japanese.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 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)
2 一直 yīzhí
  1. straight (in a straight line)
  2. continuously; always; all the way through
3 想 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
4 學 xué
  1. to learn
  2. to study
  3. to imitate
  4. science
  5. -ology
5 日語 Rìyǔ Japanese language