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只要

zhǐyào

so long as; provided; if

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Meaning of 只要 in English

zhǐyàoHSK 3conjunctionSyllabus #979
  1. so long as; provided; if

Example sentences

  1. 你只要说句话，我就走。
    nǐ zhǐ yào shuō jù huà， wǒ jiù zǒu。
    All you have to do is say the word, and I'll leave.
    Tatoeba #5794114 by verdastelo9604 · #727146 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 只要雨一停我们就走。
    zhǐ yào yǔ yī tíng wǒ men jiù zǒu。
    Let's go as soon as it stops raining.
    Tatoeba #5091636 by mirrorvan · #26833 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 只要你开心就行了。
    zhǐ yào nǐ kāi xīn jiù xíng le。
    I don't care as long as you're happy.
    Tatoeba #4764632 by ryanwoo · #1392528 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

只 on its own →
zhī · classifier for birds and certain animals

HSK words with 只

只HSK 1只能HSK 3只是HSK 3只有HSK 3只好HSK 4船只HSK 6只得HSK 6只顾HSK 6只管HSK 7–9
要 on its own →
yào · to want; to need; to ask for

HSK words with 要

要HSK 1不要HSK 1快要HSK 2需要HSK 3要求HSK 3重要HSK 3主要HSK 3将要HSK 4要是HSK 4必要HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences