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只要

zhǐyào

as long as

Usage note

只要用来表示条件，意思是‘只要’。例如：只要你努力学习，你就能取得好成绩。

zhǐyào yòng lái bǎo shí jié tóu, yìng shi ‘zhǐ yào’. rú kě: zhǐ yào nǐ nǔ lì xué xí, nǐ jiù néng qǔ dé hǎo jì chénɡ.

只要 is used to indicate a condition, meaning 'as long as'. For example: As long as you study hard, you can get good grades.

Context note

这个词语常用于描述学习、工作或生活中的一些条件。例如：只要你坚持，你就能成功。

zhège cí yǔ cháng yòng lái miáo shù xué xí, gōng zuò huò shēnɡ huó zhōng de yī xiē jié dù. rú kě: zhǐ yào nǐ jì chí, nǐ jiù néng chéng gōng.

This word is often used to describe conditions in learning, work, or life. For example: As long as you persist, you can succeed.

5 examples

只要努力，就能成功。
zhǐ yào nǔ lì， jiù néng chéng gōng。
As long as you work hard, you will succeed.
只要你来参加，我们就会很高兴。
zhǐ yào nǐ lái cān jiā， wǒ men jiù huì hěn gāo xìng。
We will be very happy if you come to participate.
只要天气好，我们就去公园玩。
zhǐ yào tiān qì hǎo， wǒ men jiù qù gōng yuán wán。
As long as the weather is good, we will go to the park to play.
只要你愿意学习，我就会教你。
zhǐ yào nǐ yuàn yì xué xí， wǒ jiù huì jiào nǐ。
I will teach you if you are willing to learn.
只要坚持下去，你一定能成功。
zhǐ yào jiān chí xià qù， nǐ yí dìng néng chéng gōng。
As long as you persist, you will definitely succeed.

5 mini stories

妈妈说：只要你认真听讲，就能学好汉语。爸爸说：是的，只要努力学习，我们就能取得好成绩。
mā ma shuō： zhǐ yào nǐ rèn zhēn tīng jiǎng， jiù néng xué hǎo hàn yǔ。 bà ba shuō： shì de， zhǐ yào nǔ lì xué xí， wǒ men jiù néng qǔ dé hǎo chéng jì。
Mom said: As long as you listen carefully, you can learn Chinese well. Dad said: Yes, as long as we study hard, we will get good grades.
老师说：只要你每天练习，就能提高你的汉语水平。同学们说：是的，只要我们努力，就能取得进步。
lǎo shī shuō： zhǐ yào nǐ měi tiān liàn xí， jiù néng tí gāo nǐ de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng。 tóng xué men shuō： shì de， zhǐ yào wǒ men nǔ lì， jiù néng qǔ dé jìn bù。
The teacher said: As long as you practice every day, you can improve your Chinese level. The students said: Yes, as long as we work hard, we will make progress.
哥哥说：只要你有梦想，就一定能实现。弟弟说：是的，只要我们努力，就能实现我们的梦想。
gē ge shuō： zhǐ yào nǐ yǒu mèng xiǎng， jiù yí dìng néng shí xiàn。 dì di shuō： shì de， zhǐ yào wǒ men nǔ lì， jiù néng shí xiàn wǒ men de mèng xiǎng。
Brother said: As long as you have a dream, you can definitely achieve it. Younger brother said: Yes, as long as we work hard, we can realize our dreams.
朋友说：只要你愿意，就能交到很多好朋友。我说：是的，只要我们真诚待人，就能赢得友谊。
péng yǒu shuō： zhǐ yào nǐ yuàn yì， jiù néng jiāo dào hěn duō hǎo péng yǒu。 wǒ shuō： shì de， zhǐ yào wǒ men zhēn chéng dài rén， jiù néng yíng dé yǒu yì。
Friend said: As long as you are willing to make friends, you can have many good friends. I said: Yes, as long as we treat people sincerely, we will win friendships.
姐姐说：只要你每天阅读，就能提高你的词汇量。我说：是的，只要我们坚持，就能取得进步。
jiě jie shuō： zhǐ yào nǐ měi tiān yuè dú， jiù néng tí gāo nǐ de cí huì liáng。 wǒ shuō： shì de， zhǐ yào wǒ men jiān chí， jiù néng qǔ dé jìn bù。
Sister said: As long as you read every day, you can improve your vocabulary. I said: Yes, as long as we persist, we will make progress.

Mini dialogue

只要努力

A
学中文好难啊。
Xué Zhōngwén hǎo nán a.
Learning Chinese is so hard.
B
只要努力，就能学好。
Zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù néng xué hǎo.
As long as you work hard, you can learn it well.

只要一个

A
你要几个苹果？
Nǐ yào jǐ ge píngguǒ?
How many apples do you want?
B
我只要一个，谢谢。
Wǒ zhǐyào yī ge, xièxie.
I only want one, thank you.

Related words and contrasts

related
如果
rúguǒ
if

只要 is a stronger 'if' meaning 'as long as', while 如果 is a general 'if' for conditions.

contrast
只有
zhǐyǒu
only if

只要 means 'as long as' (loose condition), 只有 means 'only if' (strict condition).

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