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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">只要⋯⋯就</span> (<span class="pinyin">zhǐyào... jiù</span>) means "<b>as long as... then....</b>" In other words, whenever A happens, B results.</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
<p>Use this structure to express that "<b>as long as" [something happens], "then" [something else will happen]</b>. In logic, this is referred to as a "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency">sufficient condition</a>," meaning that it may not be the only way to bring about the these specific consequences, but it is one way.</p>
<div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">只要</span> + Condition ， <span class="hanzist">就</span> + Result</div>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li><span class="hanzi">只要 下雨， 她 就 会 心情 不 好 。</span>  <span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào xiàyǔ, tā jiù huì xīnqíng bù hǎo. </span><span class="trans">As long as it's raining, she will be in a bad mood.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">只要 有 你 在， 我 就 放心 了 。</span>  <span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào yǒu nǐ zài, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le. </span><span class="trans">As long as you are here, I won't be worried.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">只要 你 努力 学习， 就 会 有 进步 。</span>  <span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào nǐ nǔlì xuéxí, jiù huì yǒu jìnbù. </span><span class="trans">As long as you study hard, you'll make progress.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">只要 你 真的 喜欢， 我 就 给 你 买 。</span>  <span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào nǐ zhēnde xǐhuan, wǒ jiù gěi nǐ mǎi. </span><span class="trans">As long as you really like it, I will buy it for you.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">只要 不 堵车， 我们 就 能 准时 到 。</span>  <span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào bù dǔchē, wǒmen jiù néng zhǔnshí dào. </span><span class="trans">As long as there won't be traffic jam, we can be there on time.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">只要 你 不 生气 ， 我 就 告诉 你 。</span>  <span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào nǐ bù shēngqì, wǒ jiù gàosu nǐ. </span><span class="trans">As long as you won't get mad, I'll tell you.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">只要 你 的 要求 是 合理 的 ， 我们 就 可以 考虑 。</span>  <span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào nǐ de yāoqiú shì hélǐ de, wǒmen jiù kěyǐ kǎolǜ. </span><span class="trans">As long as your requirements are reasonable, we will considerate then.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href=""Only_if"_with_"zhiyou"" title="wikilink">"Only if" with "zhiyou"</a></li>
<li><a href=""If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6"_with_"ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6"" title="wikilink">"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本3</span>) (pp. 83) </li>
<li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 124) </li>
<li><span class="hanzi">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</span> (p. 112) </li>
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