Question 1

How do you pronounce 只要?

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只要 is pronounced "zhǐ yào" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 3 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 只要 mean?

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只要 (zhǐ yào) means: (usually used correlatively with “就”) as long as. It is used as a conjunction.

Question 3

How do you write 只要 in Chinese?

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只要 is written with 2 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 衹要.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 只要?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 只要 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Character relationships for 只要 (zhǐ yào)

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Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Related words by character connection

只有HSK 3

只有…才…HSK 3

只好HSK 4

只不过HSK 5

只得HSK 6

船只HSK 6

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