Chinese dictionary
conj.so long as; if only
只要你工作做完就可以走了。
You may go, provided your work is done.
只要愿意运用你的聪明才智,总会找到解决方法。
There is always a solution, so long as you are prepared to use your ingenuity.
只要努力,你就能学好汉语。
As long as you study hard, you can learn Chinese well.
只要肯干,就会做出成绩来。
So long as one works hard, one is bound to make achievements.
只要我的心脏还在跳,就要尽力为人民服务。
As long as my heart is still beating, I will do my utmost to serve the people.
谁受到表扬无所谓,只要不挨批就好。
We don't mind who gets the credit so long as we don't get the blame.
只要你有钱就能办到。
You could do it if only you had the money.
只要不断努力,就能成功。
Persistent efforts will bring you success.
只要雪一融化,我们就开始春耕。
Provided the snow melts we can start ploughing the fields for the spring.
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Word usage
- Note"只要" is different from "只有". "只要" often cooperates with "就", etc., it represents a sufficient condition for hypothetical judgment in logic. It does not exclude that other conditions will also cause the same result, such as "只要下雨,地就会湿"; "只有" often follows "才" indicates the necessary condition for the judgment of hypothesis in logic, and means that if there is no such condition, it is impossible to have the following result, such as "只有播种,才会有收成".