我下定决心要在三年之内达成目标。

I have made up my mind to achieve my goals in three years.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 下定决心 xiàdìngjuéxīn to make a firm resolution
=3 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=3 要 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
=3 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
4 在 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)
=5 三 Sān surname San
=5 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
=6 年 Nián surname Nian
=6 年 nián year

classifier: 個
=6 年 nián
  1. grain
  2. harvest (old)
  3. variant of 年 nián
7 之内 zhīnèi inside; within
8 达成 dáchéng
  1. to reach (an agreement)
  2. to accomplish
9 目标 mùbiāo
  1. target
  2. goal
  3. objective

classifier: 個