只要

zhǐyào

conjunction HSK 2 #346

Meanings

1 as long as
2 provided that

Characters

to need; to want

Examples

只要努力，就会成功。

Zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù huì chénggōng.

As long as you work hard, you will succeed.

只要你开心就好。

Zhǐyào nǐ kāixīn jiù hǎo.

As long as you're happy, that's fine.

只要天气好，我们就去。

Zhǐyào tiānqì hǎo, wǒmen jiù qù.

As long as the weather is good, we'll go.

Tips

grammar

只要...就... is a common pattern: 'as long as...then...'. 只要 states the condition, 就 introduces the result.

Stroke Order

只 zhǐ

要 yào