只要
zhǐ yào
Pinyin

Definition

只要
 - 
zhǐ yào
  1. if only
  2. so long as

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

只
zhǐ
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 just
  4. 4 but
要
yāo
  1. 1 to demand
  2. 2 to request
  3. 3 to coerce
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
只好
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as
必要
bì yào
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 essential
  3. 3 indispensable
  4. 4 required
想要
xiǎng yào
  1. 1 to want to
  2. 2 to feel like
  3. 3 to fancy
  4. 4 to care for sb
  5. 5 desirous of
要是
yào shi
  1. 1 (coll.) if
要求
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
要么
yào me
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 either one or the other
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major
需要
xū yào
  1. 1 to need
  2. 2 to want
  3. 3 to demand
  4. 4 to require
  5. 5 requirement
  6. 6 need
不只
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 not only
  2. 2 not merely
偏要
piān yào
  1. 1 to insist on doing sth
  2. 2 must do it, despite everything
切要
qiè yào
  1. 1 essential
  2. 2 extremely important
势要
shì yào
  1. 1 influential figure
  2. 2 powerful person
只不过
zhǐ bu guò
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 nothing but
  4. 4 no more than
  5. 5 it's just that ...
只得
zhǐ dé
  1. 1 to have no alternative but to
  2. 2 to be obliged to
只怕
zhǐ pà
  1. 1 I'm afraid that...
  2. 2 perhaps
  3. 3 maybe
  4. 4 very likely

Idioms (20)

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
只知其一，不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
  1. 1 to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
天下无难事，只怕有心人
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
  1. 1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
独具只眼
dú jù zhī yǎn
  1. 1 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
  2. 2 to have exceptional insight
简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào
  1. 1 brief and to the point (idiom)
  2. 2 succinct
紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu
  1. 1 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

Sample Sentences

他常说：“凡事只要差不多，就好了。何必太精明呢？”
tā cháng shuō ：“fánshì zhǐyào chàbuduō ，jiù hǎo le 。hébì tài jīngmíng ne ？”
He would often say, "Things only have to be close enough to be good. Why bother to do things precisely all the time?”
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只要有你伴著我
zhǐyào yǒu nǐ bàn zhù wǒ
As long as I have you accompanying me.
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粉丝想要对爱豆进行爱的供养，只要双方你情我愿，何乐而不为呢？
fěnsī xiǎngyào duì àidòu jìnxíng ài de gōngyǎng ，zhǐyào shuāngfāng nǐqíngwǒyuàn ，hélèérbùwéi ne ？
Fans want to show love and support for their idols ,as long as both parties are willing, why not?
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历史是最好的老师。这段历史表明，无论相隔多远，只要我们勇敢迈出第一步，坚持相向而行就能走出一条相遇相知、共同发展之路，走向幸福安宁和谐美好的远方。
lìshǐ shì zuìhǎo de lǎoshī 。zhè duàn lìshǐ biǎomíng ，wúlùn xiānggé duō yuǎn ，zhǐyào wǒmen yǒnggǎn màichū dìyībù ，jiānchí xiāngxiàng ér xíng jiù néng zǒuchū yī tiáo xiāngyùxiāngzhī 、gòngtóng fāzhǎn zhī Lù ，zǒuxiàng xìngfú Ānníng héxié měihǎo de yuǎnfāng 。
History is the best teacher. This period of history shows clearly that, no matter how far apart we are, we only need to be brave enough to make the first step and resolve to continue walking towards one another, and we can walk a road on which we can encounter and get to know one another and engage in joint development, leading towards a happy, peaceful, harmonious, though distant beautiful place.
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秦宇心想，”才说只要她再出现我就约她，隔天竟然就出现了。”
Qínyǔ xīnxiǎng ，”cái shuō zhǐyào tā zài chūxiàn wǒ jiù yuē tā ，gétiān jìngrán jiù chūxiàn le 。”
Qinyu thought to himself, "I was just saying if she appears again, I'll ask her on a date. She then appeared the next day. "
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只要在甲方和乙方都同意的情况之下，他们是可以解约的。
zhǐyào zài jiǎfāng hé yǐfāng dōu tóngyì de qíngkuàng zhīxià ，tāmen shì kěyǐ jiěyuē de 。
As long as Party A and Party B both agree, they can terminate the contract.
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如果我想煮饭，超市就会把新鲜的食材送到我家，他们送的东西包括蔬菜、肉类、海鲜，只要你能想到的应有尽有。
rúguǒ wǒ xiǎng zhǔfàn ，chāoshì jiù huì bǎ xīnxiān de shícái sòng dào wǒ jiā ，tāmen sòng de dōngxi bāokuò shūcài 、ròulèi 、hǎixiān ，zhǐyào nǐ néng xiǎngdào de yīngyǒujìnyǒu 。
If I want to cook, the delivery people will deliver fresh groceries to my house. What they deliver includes vegetables, meat, seafood and anything you can think of.
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只要不是出意外就好，如果���再出现在这里，我一定要约她！”
zhǐyào búshi chū yìwài jiù hǎo ，rúguǒ tā zài chūxiàn zài zhèlǐ ，wǒ yīdìng yāoyuè tā ！”
"As long as it’s not an accident, then it’s fine. If she comes here again, I am definitely going to ask her out!"
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如果知道自己是不够聪明的人，只要早一点开始努力准备或是努力学习，就比较有机会成功。
rúguǒ zhīdào zìjǐ shì bùgòu cōngming de rén ，zhǐyào zǎo yìdiǎn kāishǐ nǔlì zhǔnbèi huòshì nǔlì xuéxí ，jiù bǐjiào yǒu jīhuì chénggōng 。
If we knew we are not smart enough, as long as we start to prepare earlier or work harder, it’s more likely for us to succeed.
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