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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''. | + | 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> | + | * <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> |
| + | * <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> | ||
* <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> | * <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> | ||
| − | * <em>只要</em> 你 | + | * <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> |
| − | * <em>只要</em> 你 | + | * <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> |
| − | * <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 | + | * <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> |
| + | * <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> | ||
| + | * <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> | ||
* <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> | * <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> | ||
| − | * <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 | + | * <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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{{Similar|"Only if" with "zhiyou"}} | {{Similar|"Only if" with "zhiyou"}} | ||
{{Similar|Expressing "as long as" with "fanshi"}} | {{Similar|Expressing "as long as" with "fanshi"}} | ||
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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 。 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 。 As long as you study hard, you'll make progress.
- 只要 有 你 在， 我 就 放心 了 。 As long as you are here, I won't be worried.
- 只要 下雨， 她 就 会 心情 不 好 。 Whenever it rains, she will be in a bad mood.
- 只要 看到 妈妈， 宝宝 就 不 哭 了 。 Whenever she sees her mother, the baby stops crying.
- 只要 你 完成 了 工作， 就 可以 不 用 加班 。 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 。 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 。 As long as traffic isn't bad, we can get there on time.
- 只要 你 不 生气 ， 我 就 告诉 你 。 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 。 As long as your requirements are reasonable, we can consider them.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 3 (pp. 154) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. 93) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 83) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 124) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 112) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
