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只要 (zhǐyào...jiù) means "as long as" or "provided", and can be used to express a result which has a sufficient condition. The following phrase often uses 就 to form a construction meaning "provided X then Y".
For example:
- 只要 人人 每天 都 做 一 件 好事儿，社会 就 会 变 得 更 和谐。
- 只要 是 下雨天，她 就 会 撒谎 请假。
- 只要 有 你 在，我 就 放心 了。
