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只要

HSK 4
P
zhǐ yɑ̀o
I
[tʂʅ²¹⁴ iɑu⁵¹]
Z
ㄓˇ 丨ㄠˋ
conj.

The meaning of 只要

常用“只要……就……”结构。“只要”后面的句子提出一个必要的条件，“就”后面的句子表示这个条件所产生的结果。
The conjunction "只要" is often used in the structure "只要……就……", with the clause after "只要" stating an essential condition and that after "就" indicating the result of this condition.

Use 只要 in a Sentence

只要这次你好好儿准备，一定能把比赛踢好。

zhǐ yɑ̀o
[tʂʅ²¹⁴ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄓˇ 丨ㄠˋ
conj.
zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
cì
[tsʰɿ⁵¹]
ㄘˋ
m.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
hɑ̌o hɑ̌o ér
[xɑu²¹⁴ xɑu²¹⁴ ər³⁵]
ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄦˊ
adv.
zhǔn bèi
[tʂuən²¹⁴ pei⁵¹]
ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ
v.
，
yī dìnɡ
[i⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹]
丨 ㄉ丨ㄥˋ
adv.
nénɡ
[nəŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄥˊ
v.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
bǐ sɑ̀i
[pi²¹⁴ sai⁵¹]
ㄅ丨ˇ ㄙㄞˋ
v.
tī
[tʰi⁵⁵]
ㄊ丨
v.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
。
As long as you prepare well this time, you will definitely be able to play the game well.
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只要你用心就会发现，身边有那么多有意思的事情，有那么多不一样的生活。

zhǐ yɑ̀o
[tʂʅ²¹⁴ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄓˇ 丨ㄠˋ
conj.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
yònɡ xīn
[ioŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵]
ㄩㄥˋ ㄒ丨ㄣ
adj.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
huì
[xuei⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
fɑ̄ xiɑ̀n
[fᴀ⁵⁵ ɕiɛn⁵¹]
ㄈㄚ ㄒ丨ㄢˋ
v.
，
shēn biɑ̄n
[ʂən⁵⁵ piɛn⁵⁵]
ㄕㄣ ㄅ丨ㄢ
n.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
nɑ̀ me
[nᴀ⁵¹ mɤ¹]
ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
duō
[tuo⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨㄛ
adj.
yǒu yì sī
[iou²¹⁴ i⁵¹ sɿ⁵⁵]
丨ㄡˇ 丨ˋ ㄙ
idiom
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shì qínɡ
[ʂʅ⁵¹ tɕʰiŋ³⁵]
ㄕˋ ㄑ丨ㄥˊ
n.
，
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
nɑ̀ me duō
[nᴀ⁵¹ mɤ¹ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄨㄛ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
yī yɑ̀nɡ
[i⁵⁵ iɑŋ⁵¹]
丨 丨ㄤˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shēnɡ huó
[ʂəŋ⁵⁵ xuo³⁵]
ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
v.
。
As long as you pay attention, you will find that there are so many interesting things around you and so many different lives.
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每个人对幸福有不同的理解，对我来说，只要能做自己喜欢的事，就是幸福。

měi
[mei²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˇ
pron.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
xìnɡ fú
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
adj.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
bù tónɡ
[pu⁵¹ tʰoŋ³⁵]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
lǐ jiě
[li²¹⁴ tɕiɛ²¹⁴]
ㄌ丨ˇ ㄐ丨ㄝˇ
v.
，
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
lɑ́i shuō
[lai³⁵ ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
part.
，
zhǐ yɑ̀o
[tʂʅ²¹⁴ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄓˇ 丨ㄠˋ
conj.
nénɡ
[nəŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄥˊ
v.
zuò
[tsuo⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
xǐ huɑ̄n
[ɕi²¹⁴ xuan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
n.
，
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
conj.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
xìnɡ fú
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
adj.
。
Everyone has a different understanding of happiness. For me, as long as I can do what I like, it is happiness.
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要不

HSK 5
P
yɑ̀o bu
I
[iɑu⁵¹ pu¹]
Z
丨ㄠˋ ˙ㄅㄨ
conj.

The meaning of 要不

意思跟“要不然”相同，表示如果不这样，就会出现下面的结果。“要不/要不然”常放在后一分句的主语前。

Use 要不 in a Sentence

老太太说：“4块，要不我不买。”

lɑ̌o tɑ̀i tɑ̀i
[lɑu²¹⁴ tʰai⁵¹ tʰai⁵¹]
ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄞˋ
n.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
：
“
num.
kuɑ̀i
[kʰuai⁵¹]
ㄎㄨㄞˋ
m.
，
yɑ̀o bù
[iɑu⁵¹ pu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ
conj.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
mɑ̌i
[mai²¹⁴]
ㄇㄞˇ
v.
。
”
The old lady said, "4 yuan, or I won't buy it."
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还好碰见你了，要不我今天肯定要迟到了。

hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
pènɡ jiɑ̀n
[pʰəŋ⁵¹ tɕiɛn⁵¹]
ㄆㄥˋ ㄐ丨ㄢˋ
v.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
yɑ̀o bù
[iɑu⁵¹ pu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ
conj.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
jīn tiɑ̄n
[tɕin⁵⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄣ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
kěn dìnɡ
[kʰən²¹⁴ tiŋ⁵¹]
ㄎㄣˇ ㄉ丨ㄥˋ
adv.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
chí dɑ̀o
[tʂʰʅ³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄔˊ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
Fortunately, I met you, otherwise I must be late today.
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要是

HSK 4
P
yɑ̀o shi
I
[iɑu⁵¹ ʂʅ¹]
Z
丨ㄠˋ ˙ㄕ
conj.

The meaning of 要是

表示“如果、如果是”的意思，常用“要是……（的话），就……”结构。“要是”后面的句子提出一种假设，“就”后面的句子表示在假设的情况下采取的行动或出现的结果。
The conjunction "要是" means "if, in case", usually used in the structure "要是……（的话），就……", in which "要是" introduces a sentence indicating an assumption, and "就"introduces a sentence indicating the action or result consequent upon the assumed situation.

Use 要是 in a Sentence

要是健康是1，其他都是1后面的0。

yɑ̀o shì
[iɑu⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
jiɑ̀n kɑ̄nɡ
[tɕiɛn⁵¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄢˋ ㄎㄤ
adj.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
num.
，
qí tɑ̄
[tɕʰi³⁵ tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄑ丨ˊ ㄊㄚ
pron.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
num.
hòu miɑ̀n
[xou⁵¹ miɛn⁵¹]
ㄏㄡˋ ㄇ丨ㄢˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
num.
。
If health is 1, everything else is 0 after 1.
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要是你想来中国的大学留学，和中国学生一起学习专业课，那么就需要做好这些准备。

yɑ̀o shì
[iɑu⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
xiɑ̌nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
lɑ́i
[lai³⁵]
ㄌㄞˊ
v.
zhōnɡ ɡuó
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵ kuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
proper noun
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
dɑ̀ xué
[tᴀ⁵¹ ɕyɛ³⁵]
ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
n.
liú xué
[liou³⁵ ɕyɛ³⁵]
ㄌ丨ㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
v.
，
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
prep.
zhōnɡ ɡuó
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵ kuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
proper noun
xué shēnɡ
[ɕyɛ³⁵ ʂəŋ⁵⁵]
ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ
n.
yī qǐ
[i⁵⁵ tɕʰi²¹⁴]
丨 ㄑ丨ˇ
n.
xué xí
[ɕyɛ³⁵ ɕi³⁵]
ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒ丨ˊ
v.
zhuɑ̄n yè kè
[tʂuan⁵⁵ iɛ⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄨㄢ 丨ㄝˋ ㄎㄜˋ
n.
，
nɑ̀ me
[nᴀ⁵¹ mɤ¹]
ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜ
conj.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
xū yɑ̀o
[ɕy⁵⁵ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄒㄩ 丨ㄠˋ
v.
zuò hɑ̌o
[tsuo⁵¹ xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˇ
v.
zhèi xiē
[tʂei⁵¹ ɕiɛ⁵⁵]
ㄓㄟˋ ㄒ丨ㄝ
pron.
zhǔn bèi
[tʂuən²¹⁴ pei⁵¹]
ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ
v.
。
If you want to study at a Chinese university and take specialized courses with Chinese students, then you need to do these preparations.
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要是质量比别人的好的话，那么价格贵一点儿也是可以接受的。

yɑ̀o shì
[iɑu⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
zhì liɑ̀nɡ
[tʂʅ⁵¹ liɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄓˋ ㄌ丨ㄤˋ
n.
bǐ
[pi²¹⁴]
ㄅ丨ˇ
prep.
bié rén
[piɛ³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄅ丨ㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
de huɑ̀
[tɤ xuᴀ⁵¹]
ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
part.
，
nɑ̀ me
[nᴀ⁵¹ mɤ¹]
ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄜ
conj.
jiɑ̀ ɡé
[tɕiᴀ⁵¹ kɤ³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄚˋ ㄍㄜˊ
n.
ɡuì
[kuei⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄟˋ
adj.
yī diɑ̌n ér
[i⁵⁵ tiɛn²¹⁴ ər³⁵]
丨 ㄉ丨ㄢˇ ㄦˊ
num.
yě
[iɛ²¹⁴]
丨ㄝˇ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
kě yǐ
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ i²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˇ 丨ˇ
v.
jiē shòu
[tɕiɛ⁵⁵ ʂou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄝ ㄕㄡˋ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
。
If the quality is better than others, then the price is a little more acceptable.
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