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Jyutping zi2 jiu3
Pinyin zhǐ yào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. if only
  2. so long as
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 連詞
    愛​嚟​表示​充份​條件​,​前面​子句​嘅​條​件​滿​足​到​,​就​可以​得出​後​面子​句​嘅​後​果​;​通常​同​就​連用
    as long as, provided that...; only need, you need only to...; usually used with 就zau6
    • 只要你肯努力,一定可以成功嘅。
      只要你肯努力,一定可以成功嘅。
      zi2 jiu3 nei5 hang2 nou5 lik6, jat1 djng6 ho2 ji5 sing4 gung1 ge3.
      As long as you are willing to work hard, you can succeed.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. conj
    as long as; provided; so long as
    (syn.) 儷挃, 凡是, 便若, 俪挃, 見若, 大凡, 總愛, 总爱, 见若
    • 只要有信心,困難必戰勝。
      只要有信心,困难必战胜。
      zhǐ yào yǒu xìn xīn , kùn nan bì zhàn shèng .
      Difficulties can be overcome so long as you have confidence.
    • 只要一家人能團聚,受多少罪,吃多少苦,我都不怕。
      只要一家人能团聚,受多少罪,吃多少苦,我都不怕。
      zhǐ yào yī jiā rén néng tuán jù , shòu duō shǎo zuì , chī duō shǎo kǔ , wǒ dōu bù pà .
      As long as the family can be reunited, I am willing to endure any kind of hardship that comes my way.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #732
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你只要在这里写下你的姓名和地址就行了。
    你只要在這裏寫下你的姓名和地址就行了。
    nǐ zhǐ yào zài zhè lǐ xiě xià nǐ de xìng míng hé dì zhǐ jiù xíng le 。
    • All you have to do is to write your name and address here.
  2. Mandarin
    乘出租车去火车站只要20分钟。
    乘出租車去火車站只要20分鐘。
    chéng chū zū chē qù huǒ chē zhàn zhǐ yào 20 fēn zhōng 。
    • It'll take me 20 minutes to get to the station by taxi.
    • It's only twenty minutes to the railway station by taxi.
  3. Mandarin
    你只要读读这篇文章,就能知道那意外有多严重。
    你只要讀讀這篇文章,就能知道那意外有多嚴重。
    nǐ zhǐ yào dú dú zhè piān wén zhāng , jiù néng zhī dào nà yì wài yǒu duō yán zhòng 。
    • You have only to read this article to see how serious the accident was.
    • You'll understand how terrible this accident was when you read the article.
  4. Mandarin
    只要两人就行, 其他任何人都不需要。
    只要兩人就行, 其他任何人都不需要。
    zhǐ yào liǎng rén jiù xíng , qí tā rèn hé rén dōu bù xū yào 。
    • It's fine with just the two of us. We don't need anyone else.
  5. Mandarin
    现在是我们回答这个问题的机会。这是我们的时刻这是我们的时代--让我们的人民重新就业,为我们的后代敞开机会之门,恢复繁荣,推进和平,重新确立“美国梦”,再次证明这样一个基本的真理:我们是一家人;只要一息尚存,我们就有希望;当我们遇到嘲讽和怀疑,当有人说我们办不到的时候,我们要以这个永恒的信条来回应他们。是的,我们能做到
    現在是我們回答這個問題的機會。這是我們的時刻這是我們的時代--讓我們的人民重新就業,為我們的後代敞開機會之門,恢復繁榮,推進和平,重新確立“美國夢”,再次證明這樣一個基本的真理:我們是一家人;只要一息尚存,我們就有希望;當我們遇到嘲諷和懷疑,當有人説我們辦不到的時候,我們要以這個永恆的信條來回應他們。是的,我們能做到
    xiàn zài shì wǒ men huí dá zhè ge wèn tí de jī huì 。 zhè shì wǒ men de shí kè zhè shì wǒ men de shí dài -- ràng wǒ men de rén mín chóng xīn jiù yè , wèi wǒ men de hòu dài chǎng kāi jī huì zhī mén , huī fù fán róng , tuī jìn hé píng , chóng xīn què lì “ měi guó mèng ”, zài cì zhèng míng zhè yàng yí gè jī běn de zhēn lǐ : wǒ men shì yī jiā rén ; zhǐ yào yī xī shàng cún , wǒ men jiù yǒu xī wàng ; dāng wǒ men yù dào cháo fěng hé huái yí , dāng yǒu rén shuō wǒ men bàn bu dào de shí hou , wǒ men yào yǐ zhè ge yǒng héng de xìn tiáo lái huí yīng tā men 。 shì de , wǒ men néng zuò dào
    • This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    只要有可能出事,就迟早会出事。
    只要有可能出事,就遲早會出事。
    zi2 jiu3 jau5 ho2 nang4 ceot1 si6 , zau6 ci4 zou2 wui5 ceot1 si6 。
    • Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    只要在场过半数嘅议员投赞成票,议案就会通过。
    只要在場過半數嘅議員投贊成票,議案就會通過。
    zi2 jiu3 zoi6 coeng4 gwo3 bun3 sou3 ge3 ji5 jyun4 tau4 zaan3 sing4 piu3, ji5 on3 zau6 wui3 tung1 gwo3.
    • The bill will pass if more than half of the present lawmakers vote for it.
  2. Cantonese
    呢部洗面机呢只要插一次电,就可以用到六百次,非常之襟用同埋方便呀。
    呢部洗面機呢只要插一次電,就可以用到六百次,非常之襟用同埋方便呀。
    ni1 bou6 sai2 min6 gei1 ne1 zi2 jiu3 caap3 jat1 ci3 din6, zau6 ho2 ji5 jung6 dou3 luk6 baak3 ci3, fei1 soeng4 zi1 kam1 jung6 tung4 maai4 fong1 bin6 aa3.
    • This facial cleanser only needs to be plugged in once and can be used up to 600 times. It's very long lasting and convenient.
  3. Cantonese
    只要徐徐咁移动,就唔会俾人发现。
    只要徐徐咁移動,就唔會俾人發現。
    • If we move slowly, no one will discover us.
  4. Cantonese
    呢关嘅大佬好容易打㗎咋,只要鸠揿攻击掣,过一阵佢就会冇血㗎喇。
    呢關嘅大佬好容易打㗎咋,只要鳩撳攻擊掣,過一陣佢就會冇血㗎喇。
    ni1 gwaan1 ge3 daai6 lou2 hou2 jung4 ji6 daa2 ga3 zaa3, zi2 jiu3 gau1 gam6 gung1 gik1 zai3, gwo3 jat1 zan6 keoi5 zau6 wui5 mou5 hyut3 ga3 laa3.
    • Winning this boss fight is a piece of cake. Just keep pressing the attack button, and he will run out of hit points soon.
  5. Cantonese
    无论做咩都会遇到困难,只要唔放弃,就会有希望。
    無論做咩都會遇到困難,只要唔放棄,就會有希望。
    mou4 leon6 zou6 me1 dou1 wui5 jyu6 dou2 kwan3 naan4, zi2 jiu3 m4 fong3 hei3, zau6 wui5 jau5 hei1 mong6.
    • There are obstacles wherever and whoever you are. So long as you don't give up, there will be hope.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    世人哪,耶和华已指示你何为善。他向你所要的是什么呢?只要你行公义,好怜悯,存谦卑的心,与你的神同行。
    世人哪,耶和華已指示你何為善。他向你所要的是什麼呢?只要你行公義,好憐憫,存謙卑的心,與你的神同行。
    shì rén na , yē hé huá yǐ zhǐ shì nǐ hé wéi shàn . tā xiàng nǐ suǒ yào de shì shén me ne ? zhǐ yào nǐ xíng gōng yì , hào lián mǐn , cún qiān bēi de xīn , yǔ nǐ de shén tóng xíng .
    • He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
  2. Mandarin
    只要土在肥就在 / 一袋能顶两袋
    只要土在肥就在 / 一袋能頂兩袋
    zhǐ yào tǔ zài féi jiù zài / yī dài néng dǐng liǎng dài
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    砍头不要紧,只要主义真。杀了夏明翰,还有后来人。
    砍頭不要緊,只要主義真。殺了夏明翰,還有後來人。
    kǎn tóu bù yào jǐn , zhǐ yào zhǔ yì zhēn . shā le xià míng hàn , hái yǒu hòu lái rén .
    • Beheading does not matter; so long as I stay true to my principle / ideology. Already killed Xia Minghan shall be; others will later come still.
  4. Mandarin
    只要你来我们补习班,我给你打包票,一定能上第一志愿。
    只要你來我們補習班,我給你打包票,一定能上第一志願。
    zhǐ yào nǐ lái wǒ men bǔ xí bān , wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ bāo piào , yī dìng néng shàng dì yī zhì yuàn .
    • All you have to do is to come to our cram school, and I guarantee that you will be able to go to the school of your choice for sure.
  5. Mandarin
    只要有信心,困难必战胜。
    只要有信心,困難必戰勝。
    zhǐ yào yǒu xìn xīn , kùn nan bì zhàn shèng .
    • Difficulties can be overcome so long as you have confidence.