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只要 zhǐyào

只要 zhǐyào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 只要 zhǐyào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐyào | zhi3 yao4
English translation
if only
so long as

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Traditional form

只要 zhǐyào

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí
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Etymology of 只要 zhǐyào

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zhǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. In simplified Chinese zhǐ is also used to mean "[measure word]", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character zhī .

Positional decomposition

口八

Number of Strokes

5
yāo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as yāo .

Positional decomposition

覀女

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 只要 zhǐyào

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我们 wǒmen zhǐ yāo gěi 稍加 diǎn fēn , jiù Néng 勉强 miǎnqiǎng 及格 jígé .

If we mark him up a tiny bit, he'll just get through.

只要 zhǐyào dòng , 伤口 shāng kǒu jiù 连带 lián dài 整个 zhěnggè 胳膊 gēbo dōu téng .

Whenever he moved, the wound sent pains all along his arm.

只要 zhǐyào 数量 shùliàng 减半 jiǎn bàn ,公司 gōngsī 接受 jiēshòu guì 公司 gōngsī de bào pán .

We accept your offer only with the quantity reduced by half.

因此 yīncǐ ,只要 zhǐyào 春天 chūn tiān 一到, jiù xiàng zhēng 复活节 Fù huó jié de 脚步 jiǎo bù 我们 wǒmen 不远 luō !

As long as there is spring, there will always be Easter!

只要 zhǐyào xiǎng dào chī shé , jiù xiǎng 呕吐 ǒutù .

Just the thought of eating snakes makes me want to throw up.

只要 zhǐyào Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 只要 zhǐyào and their own compounds.

只要 zhǐyào Compounds

See all 30 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 只要 zhǐyào in their composition.

  • zhǐ
    • shí , zhí , zhī , , zhì , zhǐ , chì , jiào , zhǐ , zhī , zhǐ , niàn , 伿, , , , , ,
  • yāo
    • yāo , yāo , jiào , yǎo , yāo , fiào , yǎo , , biáo , yǎo , ,
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