我一直想告訴你。

I've been meaning to tell you.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
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 告訴 gàosù to press charges; to file a complaint
=4 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
=5 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=5 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)