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zhǐyào

只要zhǐyàozhǐyào
as long as
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Usages of zhǐyào

只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　中文zhōngwén，　你nǐ　就jiù　会huì　说shuō　得de　更gèng　好hǎo。zhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.
As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.
她tā　约yuē　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　见面jiànmiàn，　只要zhǐyào　不bù　冷lěng　我wǒ　就jiù　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē　去qù。tā yuē wǒ míngtiān zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, zhǐyào bù lěng wǒ jiù qí zìxíngchē qù.
She asked me to meet at the library tomorrow; as long as it isn’t cold, I’ll bike there.
老师lǎoshī　说shuō　只要zhǐyào　我们wǒmen　每天měitiān　认真rènzhēn　复习fùxí，　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng　一定yídìng　会huì　提高tígāo，　这样zhèyàng　大家dàjiā　就jiù　更gèng　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn　了le。lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào wǒmen měitiān rènzhēn fùxí, zhōngwén shuǐpíng yídìng huì tígāo, zhèyàng dàjiā jiù gèng yǒu xìnxīn le.
The teacher said that as long as we review carefully every day, our Chinese level will definitely improve, and then everyone will be more confident.
他tā　以为yǐwéi　自己zìjǐ　没有méiyǒu　办法bànfǎ　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　可是kěshì　老师lǎoshī　说shuō　只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　就jiù　会huì　好hǎo　多duō　了le。tā yǐwéi zìjǐ méiyǒu bànfǎ tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, kěshì lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào jìxù liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō le.
He thought he had no way to improve his Chinese level, but the teacher said that as long as he keeps practicing, it will get much better.

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