只要

zhǐyào

A1 Level 3 ★ Core word
Conjunction

只要 (zhǐyào) is a Chinese word meaning “so long as; provided; if”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3 (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. so long as; provided; if

Stroke order

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Example

只要多練習,你的中文就會進步。

As long as you practice more, your Chinese will improve.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).