Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao"
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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 necessary 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，生活 就 会 变 得 更 美好。
- 只要 是 下雨天，她 就 会 撒谎 请假。
- 只要 你 愿意 就 行 了，其他 的 都 不 重要。
- 只要 有 经济 发展，就 会 有 环境 污染。
Sources and further reading
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) pp.83
