Difference between revisions of "Expressing "as long as" with "zhiyao""
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| − | 只要⋯⋯就 (zhǐyào... jiù) means "as long as... then...," and can be used to express a result which has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency | + | 只要⋯⋯就 (zhǐyào... jiù) means "as long as... then...," and can be used to express a result which has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency sufficient condition]. |
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只要⋯⋯就 (zhǐyào... jiù) means "as long as... then...," and can be used to express a result which has a sufficient condition.
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 心情 不 好 。
- 只要 有 你 在，我 就 放心 了 。
