Difference between revisions of "Expressing "only if" with "zhiyou""
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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
Revision as of 09:04, 16 October 2012
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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
Examples
- 只有 努力 才 能 做 好 工作。
- 只有 经济 发展 才 会 有 更 好 的 明天。
- 只有 多 吃饭 才 能 长高。
