只要

zhǐyào

conjunction HSK 2 #346

Meanings

HSK 1

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.

HSK 2

只要你开心就好。

Zhǐyào nǐ kāixīn jiù hǎo.

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

HSK 3

只要努力，就会成功。

Zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù huì chénggōng.

As long as you work hard, you will succeed.

grammar

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

只 zhǐ

要 yào