只要
zhǐ​yào HSK2

so long as

  • created sense approved 只要 · zhǐ​yào · so long as — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只要

    zhǐ​yào

    so long as

    Used to express a sufficient condition, often paired with [[就|就|jiu4]], [[都|都|dou1]], or [[便|便|bian4]] in the following clause to mean "if only" or "provided that"

    只 (literal) → 只 · zhǐ · only 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · if

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  • created sense approved 只要 · zhǐ​yào · to only want — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只要

    zhǐ​yào

    to only want

    To only want or only need something.

    只 (literal) → 只 · zhǐ · only 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense