只要zhǐ yàoso long as
只要 (zhǐ yào) means "so long as" or "provided," as in 只要你来,我就很高兴 (So long as you come, I'll be happy), 只要有时间,我就去 (Provided I have time, I'll go) and 只要你努力,就能学好 (So long as you work hard, you can learn it well).
What does 只要 mean?
- 1.
so long asconjunction
- 2.
providedconjunction
What do the characters in 只要 mean?
- 只only; merely; just
- 要if
How do you use 只要?
See it in 只要你来,我就很高兴, 只要有时间,我就去 and 只要你努力,就能学好.
What are some examples of 只要 in a sentence?
How is 只要 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天你去吗?
Míngtiān nǐ qù ma?
Are you going tomorrow?
- Speaker B:
只要有时间,我就去。
Zhǐyào yǒu shíjiān, wǒ jiù qù.
Provided I have time, I'll go.
- Speaker A:
我也想去。
Wǒ yě xiǎng qù.
I want to go too.
- Speaker B:
只要你来,我就很高兴。
Zhǐyào nǐ lái, wǒ jiù hěn gāoxìng.
So long as you come, I'll be happy.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.