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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">只有</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">zhǐyǒu</span>) means "<b>only if,</b>" and is used with&#160;<span class="hanzi">才</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">cái</span>) to emphasize that only one course of action will bring about the desired outcome.</p>

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  <div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">只有</span>&#160;+ Essential Condition +&#160;<span class="hanzist">才</span>&#160;+ Desired Outcome</div>
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      <li><span class="hanzi">只有 努力 才 能 做 好 工作。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Only with hard work is it possible to do a good job.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">只有 经济 发展 才 会 有 更 好 的 明天。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Only if the economy develops will it be possible to have an even better tomorrow.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">只有 多 吃饭 才 能 长高。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Only if you eat more will you be able to grow tall.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="&quot;As_long_as&quot;_with_&quot;zhiyao&quot;" title="wikilink">"As long as" with "zhiyao"</a></li>

    <li><a href="&quot;If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6&quot;" 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 4 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本4</span>) (pp. 42) </li>

    <li><span class="hanzi">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</span> (p. 113) </li>

    <li>40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (<span class="hanzi">基础汉语40课下册</span>） (p. 516)</li>
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  <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>

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    <li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0127.html">只 and 只有</a></li>
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