只要

zhǐyào

so long as; provided; if

conjunction HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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要

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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要

See it in sentences

只要努力，就一定能学好。

As long as you work hard, you can surely learn it well.

只要有时间，我就去游泳。

Whenever I have time, I go swimming.