只要
zhǐyào
as long as; only need
Characters in this word
要 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 覀 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 只要你来。 Zhǐyào nǐ lái. I only need you to come.
- 只要有水就好。 Zhǐyào yǒu shuǐ jiù hǎo. As long as there is water, it is fine.
- 只要三分钟。 Zhǐyào sān fēnzhōng. It only takes three minutes.
Related words
- 只 zhǐ only; just
- 只能 zhǐnéng can only; have to
- 只 zhī a measure word for animals
- 只好 zhǐhǎo to have no choice but to
- 只是 zhǐshì only; just
- 只有 zhǐyǒu only; have only
- 只不过 zhǐbúguò only; merely
- 只见 zhǐjiàn only to see
- 要 yào to want; will, should
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 不要 búyào do not; must not
- 就要 jiùyào about to