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# Expressing "as long as" with "只要"
<SentenceQuiz>
- _只要_ 你 真的 喜欢, 我 _就_ 给 你 买 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ zhēnde xǐhuan, wǒ _jiù_ gěi nǐ mǎi. -->
- As long as you really like it, I will buy it for you.
- _只要_ 你 努力 学习, _就_ 会 有 进步 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ nǔlì xuéxí, _jiù_ huì yǒu jìnbù. -->
- As long as you study hard, you'll make progress.
- _只要_ 有 你 在, 我 _就_ 放心 了 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ yǒu nǐ zài, wǒ _jiù_ fàngxīn le. -->
- As long as you are here, I won't be worried.
- _只要_ 下雨, 她 _就_ 会 心情 不 好 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ xiàyǔ, tā _jiù_ huì xīnqíng bù hǎo. -->
- Whenever it rains, she will be in a bad mood.
- _只要_ 看到 妈妈, 宝宝 _就_ 不 哭 了 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ kàndào māma, bǎobao _jiù_ bù kū le. -->
- Whenever she sees her mother, the baby stops crying.
- _只要_ 你 完成 了 工作, _就_ 可以 不 用 加班 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ wánchéng le gōngzuò, _jiù_ kěyǐ bùyòng jiābān. -->
- As long as you have finished your work, there is no need to do overtime.
- _只要_ 你 妈妈 同意 你 去 北京, 我 _就_ 没有 意见 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ māma tóngyì nǐ qù Běijīng, wǒ _jiù_ méiyǒu yìjiàn. -->
- As long as your mother agrees with you going to Beijing, I have no issue with it.
- _只要_ 不 堵车, 我们 _就_ 能 准时 到 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ bù dǔchē, wǒmen _jiù_ néng zhǔnshí dào. -->
- As long as traffic isn't bad, we can get there on time.
- _只要_ 你 不 生气 , 我 _就_ 告诉 你 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ bù shēngqì, wǒ _jiù_ gàosu nǐ. -->
- As long as you won't get mad, I'll tell you.
- _只要_ 你 的 要求 是 合理 的 , 我们 _就_ 可以 考虑 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ de yāoqiú shì hélǐ de, wǒmen _jiù_ kěyǐ kǎolǜ. -->
- As long as your requirements are reasonable, we can consider them.
</SentenceQuiz>
<TOC>
- Level: [B2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B2_grammar_points) / [HSK3](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK3_grammar_points) and [HSK4](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK4_grammar_points)
- Similar to
- [Expressing "only after" with "才"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22only_after%22_with_%22cai%22) (B2)
- [Expressing "only if" with "只有"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22only_if%22_with_%22zhiyou%22) (B2)
- [Expressing "all" with "凡是"](../C1/凡是.md) (C1)
- Used for: [Indicating conditions](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Indicating_conditions), [Indicating cause and effect](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Indicating_cause_and_effect)
- Keywords: [就](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B0%B1), [只要](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%AA%E8%A6%81), [只](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%AA)
</TOC>
只要……就…… (zhǐyào... jiù...) means "as long as... then...." In other words, _whenever_ A happens, B (always) results.
## Structure
Use this structure to express that "as long as" [something happens], "then" [something else will happen]. In logic, this is referred to as a "[sufficient condition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency)," meaning that it may not be the _only way_ to bring about the these specific consequences, but it is _one reliable way_.
只要 + Condition ,就 + Result
## Examples
- _只要_ 你 真的 喜欢, 我 _就_ 给 你 买 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ zhēnde xǐhuan, wǒ _jiù_ gěi nǐ mǎi. -->
- As long as you really like it, I will buy it for you.
- _只要_ 你 努力 学习, _就_ 会 有 进步 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ nǔlì xuéxí, _jiù_ huì yǒu jìnbù. -->
- As long as you study hard, you'll make progress.
- _只要_ 有 你 在, 我 _就_ 放心 了 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ yǒu nǐ zài, wǒ _jiù_ fàngxīn le. -->
- As long as you are here, I won't be worried.
- _只要_ 下雨, 她 _就_ 会 心情 不 好 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ xiàyǔ, tā _jiù_ huì xīnqíng bù hǎo. -->
- Whenever it rains, she will be in a bad mood.
- _只要_ 看到 妈妈, 宝宝 _就_ 不 哭 了 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ kàndào māma, bǎobao _jiù_ bù kū le. -->
- Whenever she sees her mother, the baby stops crying.
- _只要_ 你 完成 了 工作, _就_ 可以 不 用 加班 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ wánchéng le gōngzuò, _jiù_ kěyǐ bùyòng jiābān. -->
- As long as you have finished your work, there is no need to do overtime.
- _只要_ 你 妈妈 同意 你 去 北京, 我 _就_ 没有 意见 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ māma tóngyì nǐ qù Běijīng, wǒ _jiù_ méiyǒu yìjiàn. -->
- As long as your mother agrees with you going to Beijing, I have no issue with it.
- _只要_ 不 堵车, 我们 _就_ 能 准时 到 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ bù dǔchē, wǒmen _jiù_ néng zhǔnshí dào. -->
- As long as traffic isn't bad, we can get there on time.
- _只要_ 你 不 生气 , 我 _就_ 告诉 你 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ bù shēngqì, wǒ _jiù_ gàosu nǐ. -->
- As long as you won't get mad, I'll tell you.
- _只要_ 你 的 要求 是 合理 的 , 我们 _就_ 可以 考虑 。
<!-- - _Zhǐyào_ nǐ de yāoqiú shì hélǐ de, wǒmen _jiù_ kěyǐ kǎolǜ. -->
- As long as your requirements are reasonable, we can consider them.
## See also
- ["Only if" with "只有"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Only_if%22_with_%22zhiyou%22)
- ["If…, then…" with "如果…, 就…"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6%22)
## Sources and further reading
### Books
- [HSK Standard Course 3](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_3) (pp. 154) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [HSK Standard Course 4上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_4%E4%B8%8A) (pp. 93) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)>) (pp. 83) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2) (pp. 124) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [卓越汉语-公司实战篇](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87) (pp. 112) [卓越汉语-公司实战篇 →buy](http://amzn.to/2z4g8q6,)