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只要⋯⋯就 (zhǐyào... jiù) means "as long as... then...." In other words, ''whenever'' A happens, B results.
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只要……就…… (zhǐyào... jiù...) means "as long as... then...." In other words, ''whenever'' A happens, B (always) results.
  
 
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Use this structure to express that "as long as" [something happens], "then" [something else will happen].  In logic, this is referred to as a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition]," meaning that it may not be the ''only way'' to bring about the these specific consequences, but it is ''one way''.
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Use this structure to express that "as long as" [something happens], "then" [something else will happen].  In logic, this is referred to as a "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition]," meaning that it may not be the ''only way'' to bring about the these specific consequences, but it is ''one reliable way''.
  
 
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* <em>只要</em> 人人 每天 都 做 一 件 好 事儿，社会 <em>就</em> 会 变 得 更 和谐。<span class="trans">As long as everyone does one good thing every day, then society will become harmonious.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 下雨，她 <em>就</em> 会 心情 不 好 。<span class="trans">As long as it's raining, she will be in a bad mood.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 你 真的 喜欢， 我 <em>就</em> 给 你 买 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> nǐ zhēnde xǐhuan, wǒ <em> jiù</em> gěi nǐ mǎi.</span><span class="trans">As long as you really like it, I will buy it for you.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 有 你 在，我 <em>就</em> 放心 了 。 <span class="trans">As long as you are here, I won't be worried.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 你 努力 学习， <em>就</em> 会 有 进步 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> nǐ nǔlì xuéxí, <em> jiù</em> huì yǒu jìnbù.</span><span class="trans">As long as you study hard, you'll make progress.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 有 你 在， 我 <em>就</em> 放心 了 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> yǒu nǐ zài, wǒ <em> jiù</em> fàngxīn le.</span><span class="trans">As long as you are here, I won't be worried.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 下雨， 她 <em>就</em> 会 心情 不 好 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> xiàyǔ, tā <em> jiù</em> huì xīnqíng bù hǎo.</span><span class="trans">Whenever it rains, she will be in a bad mood.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 看到 妈妈， 宝宝 <em>就</em> 不 哭 了 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> kàndào māma, bǎobao <em> jiù</em> bù kū le.</span><span class="trans">Whenever she sees her mother, the baby stops crying.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 你 完成 了 工作， <em>就</em> 可以 不 用 加班 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> nǐ wánchéng le gōngzuò,  <em> jiù</em> kěyǐ bùyòng jiābān.</span><span class="trans">As long as you have finished your work, there is no need to do overtime.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 你 妈妈 同意 你 去 北京， 我 <em>就</em> 没有 意见 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> nǐ māma tóngyì nǐ qù Běijīng, wǒ <em> jiù</em> méiyǒu yìjiàn.</span><span class="trans">As long as your mother agrees with you going to Beijing, I have no issue with it.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 不 堵车， 我们 <em>就</em> 能 准时 到 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> bù dǔchē, wǒmen <em> jiù</em> néng zhǔnshí dào.</span><span class="trans">As long as traffic isn't bad, we can get there on time.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 你 不 生气 ， 我 <em>就</em> 告诉 你 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> nǐ bù shēngqì, wǒ <em> jiù</em> gàosu nǐ.</span><span class="trans">As long as you won't get mad, I'll tell you.</span>
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* <em>只要</em> 你 的 要求 是 合理 的 ， 我们 <em>就</em> 可以 考虑 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Zhǐyào</em> nǐ de yāoqiú shì hélǐ de, wǒmen <em> jiù</em> kěyǐ kǎolǜ.</span><span class="trans">As long as your requirements are reasonable, we can consider them.</span>
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=== Books ===
 
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* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 83) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy]
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 3|154}}
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* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (p. 124) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy]
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 4上|93}}
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*[[卓越汉语－公司实战篇]] (p. 112) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1 →buy]
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{{Source|New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)|83}}
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{{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2|124}}
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{{Source|卓越汉语－公司实战篇|112}}
  
  
 
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{{Translation|as long as}}
 
{{Similar|"Only if" with "zhiyou"}}
 
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{{Similar|"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"}}
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{{Similar|Expressing "as long as" with "fanshi"}}
 
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 8 February 2022

只要……就…… (zhǐyào... jiù...) means "as long as... then...." In other words, whenever A happens, B (always) results.

Structure

Use this structure to express that "as long as" [something happens], "then" [something else will happen]. In logic, this is referred to as a "sufficient condition," meaning that it may not be the only way to bring about the these specific consequences, but it is one reliable way.

只要 + Condition ，就 + Result

Examples

  • 只要 你 真的 喜欢， 我 就 给 你 买 。 Zhǐyào nǐ zhēnde xǐhuan, wǒ jiù gěi nǐ mǎi.As long as you really like it, I will buy it for you.
  • 只要 你 努力 学习， 就 会 有 进步 。 Zhǐyào nǐ nǔlì xuéxí, jiù huì yǒu jìnbù.As long as you study hard, you'll make progress.
  • 只要 有 你 在， 我 就 放心 了 。 Zhǐyào yǒu nǐ zài, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.As long as you are here, I won't be worried.
  • 只要 下雨， 她 就 会 心情 不 好 。 Zhǐyào xiàyǔ, tā jiù huì xīnqíng bù hǎo.Whenever it rains, she will be in a bad mood.
  • 只要 看到 妈妈， 宝宝 就 不 哭 了 。 Zhǐyào kàndào māma, bǎobao jiù bù kū le.Whenever she sees her mother, the baby stops crying.
  • 只要 你 完成 了 工作， 就 可以 不 用 加班 。 Zhǐyào nǐ wánchéng le gōngzuò, jiù kěyǐ bùyòng jiābān.As long as you have finished your work, there is no need to do overtime.
  • 只要 你 妈妈 同意 你 去 北京， 我 就 没有 意见 。 Zhǐyào nǐ māma tóngyì nǐ qù Běijīng, wǒ jiù méiyǒu yìjiàn.As long as your mother agrees with you going to Beijing, I have no issue with it.
  • 只要 不 堵车， 我们 就 能 准时 到 。 Zhǐyào bù dǔchē, wǒmen jiù néng zhǔnshí dào.As long as traffic isn't bad, we can get there on time.
  • 只要 你 不 生气 ， 我 就 告诉 你 。 Zhǐyào nǐ bù shēngqì, wǒ jiù gàosu nǐ.As long as you won't get mad, I'll tell you.
  • 只要 你 的 要求 是 合理 的 ， 我们 就 可以 考虑 。 Zhǐyào nǐ de yāoqiú shì hélǐ de, wǒmen jiù kěyǐ kǎolǜ.As long as your requirements are reasonable, we can consider them.

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Sources and further reading

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