Difference between revisions of "Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou""
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| − | * <em>只有</em> 努力 <em>才</em> 能 做 好 工作。 | + | * <em>只有</em> 努力 <em>才</em> 能 做 好 工作。<span class="trans">Only with hard work is it possible to do a good job.</span> |
| − | * <em>只有</em> 经济 发展 <em>才</em> 会 有 更 好 的 明天。 | + | * <em>只有</em> 经济 发展 <em>才</em> 会 有 更 好 的 明天。<span class="trans">Only if the economy develops will it be possible to have an even better tomorrow.</span> |
| − | * <em>只有</em> 多 吃饭 <em>才</em> 能 长高。 | + | * <em>只有</em> 多 吃饭 <em>才</em> 能 长高。<span class="trans">Only if you eat more will you be able to grow tall.</span> |
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Keywords
只有 (zhǐyǒu) means "only if", and is used with 才 to emphasize that only one course of action will bring about the desired outcome.
Structure
只有 + [essential condition] + 才 + [desired outcome]
Examples
- 只有 努力 才 能 做 好 工作。Only with hard work is it possible to do a good job.
- 只有 经济 发展 才 会 有 更 好 的 明天。Only if the economy develops will it be possible to have an even better tomorrow.
- 只有 多 吃饭 才 能 长高。Only if you eat more will you be able to grow tall.
See also
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Books
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary 只 and 只有
