Difference between revisions of "Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao""
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| − | 只要⋯⋯就 (zhǐyào... jiù) means "as long as... then..., | + | 只要⋯⋯就 (zhǐyào... jiù) means "as long as... then...." In other words, ''whenever'' A happens, B results. |
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| − | Use this structure to express that "as long as" [something happens], "then" [something else will happen]. | + | 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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只要⋯⋯就 (zhǐyào... jiù) means "as long as... then...." In other words, whenever A happens, B 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 way.
只要 + [condition] + 就 + [result]
Examples
- 只要 人人 每天 都 做 一 件 好 事儿，社会 就 会 变 得 更 和谐。
- 只要 下雨，她 就 会 心情 不 好 。
- 只要 有 你 在，我 就 放心 了 。
