不要以为我已经忘了你,你在我的脑海中,但我抽不出时间给你写信。

Don't think I've forgotten you already, you've been on my mind, but I haven't been able to take the time to write to you.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 不要 yào don't!; must not
2 以为 wéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
3
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=4 已经 jīng already
=4 已经 jìng already
5 wàng
  1. to forget
  2. to overlook
  3. to neglect
=6 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=6 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=6 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=6 liào unofficial variant of liào
=7 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=7 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.)
=8 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=8 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.)
9 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
10
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=11 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 跑堂儿的 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
=11 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=11 really and truly
=11 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
12 脑海 nǎohǎi
  1. the mind
  2. the brain
=13 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=13 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=13 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
14 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
15
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
16 chōu
  1. to draw out
  2. to pull out from in between
  3. to remove part of the whole
  4. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
  5. to whip or thrash
17 不出 chū to not exceed; to not surpass
18 时间 shíjiān
  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time
=19 gěi
  1. to
  2. for
  3. for the benefit of
  4. to give
  5. to allow
  6. to do sth (for sb)
  7. (grammatical equivalent of )
  8. (grammatical equivalent of )
  9. (sentence intensifier)
=19
  1. to supply
  2. to provide
=20 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=20 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.)
21 写信 xiěxìn to write a letter