B2 · Grammar reference · ASG98C1A
Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
只要……就…… (zhǐyào... jiù...) means "as long as... then...." In other words, whenever A happens, B (always) results.
- Keywords
- 只要 · 只 · 就 · as long as
- Used for
- Indicating cause and effect · Indicating conditions
- Classification
- HSK3 · HSK4
Examples (10)
只要你真的喜欢，我就给你买。
只要你努力学习，就会有进步。
只要有你在，我就放心了。
只要下雨，她就会心情不好。
只要看到妈妈，宝宝就不哭了。
只要你完成了工作，就可以不用加班。
只要你妈妈同意你去北京，我就没有意见。
只要不堵车，我们就能准时到。
只要你不生气，我就告诉你。
只要你的要求是合理的，我们就可以考虑。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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