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<p>只有 (zhǐyǒu) means &quot;only if,&quot; and is used with 才 (cái) to emphasize that <em>only one</em> course of action will bring about the desired outcome.</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>只有 + Essential Condition + 才 + Desired Outcome</p>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><em>只有</em> 努力 <em>才</em> 能 做 好 工作。<span class="trans">Only with hard work is it possible to do a good job.</span></li>
<li><em>只有</em> 经济 发展 <em>才</em> 会 有 更 好 的 明天。<span class="trans">Only if the economy develops will it be possible to have an even better tomorrow.</span></li>
<li><em>只有</em> 多 吃饭 <em>才</em> 能 长高。<span class="trans">Only if you eat more will you be able to grow tall.</span></li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="&quot;As_long_as&quot;_with_&quot;zhiyao&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;As long as&quot; with &quot;zhiyao&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="&quot;If…,_then…&quot;_with_&quot;ruguo…,_jiu…&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;If…, then…&quot; with &quot;ruguo…, jiu…&quot;</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(新实用汉语课本4)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (pp. 42) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="卓越汉语－公司实战篇" class="uri" title="wikilink">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</a> (p. 113) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347863170&amp;sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(基础汉语40课下册）" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）</a> (p. 516)<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
<ul>
<li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0127.html">只 and 只有</a></li>
</ul>
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