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但使
dàn​shǐ

so long as

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 但 dàn adverbverb
    only
    Used to limit the scope of an action or state, meaning "only", "merely", or "just".
  2. 使 shǐ conjunction
    if
    (literary) If; supposing; used in the first part of a sentence to introduce a hypothetical condition.