只要 … ，就 … (as long as)
A sufficient condition permits entry
- A venue says a valid ticket is enough to enter.
- 只要有票，就能进去。 — The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry.
A sufficient condition permits entry
- A venue says a valid ticket is enough to enter.
- if only只要to have / there is有ticket票，then / just就can / be able to能to go in进去。 — The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry.
A venue says a valid ticket is enough to enter. What does 只要有票，就能进去。 communicate?
The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry. The statement claims sufficiency within the stated rule; it does not assert that nobody can enter by any other authorised method. Contrast 只有有票，才能进去, which makes a ticket necessary.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 只要 … ，就 … (as long as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
as long as只要work hard努力，then就can能succeed成功。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is if only只要 … ，then / just就 … (as long as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
as long as只要work hard努力，then就can能succeed成功。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: As long as you try, you can succeed: 只要努力，____ 能成功。
只要 … ，就 … = as long as …, then …: 只要努力,就能成功.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 只要有票，就能进去。: The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, if only只要to have / there is有ticket票，then / just就can / be able to能to go in进去。: The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
只要 marks a condition that is…
只要 states a sufficient condition within the rule. 只有 states a necessary condition; necessary does not mean sufficient or the sole factor.
Build: “As long as you try, you can succeed.”
只要 … ，就 …: 只要努力 + 就 + 能成功.
Know the boundary
- The statement claims sufficiency within the stated rule; it does not assert that nobody can enter by any other authorised method.
- Contrast 只有有票，才能进去, which makes a ticket necessary.
Know the boundary
- The statement claims sufficiency within the stated rule; it does not assert that nobody can enter by any other authorised method.
- Contrast only have ...只有to have / there is有ticket票，talent才能to go in进去, which makes a ticket necessary.
只要 pairs with 就 in the result clause.
Yes: 只要…，就… — 就 leads the result.
只要有票，就能进去 says that a ticket is the only possible authorised route to entry.
The statement claims sufficiency within the stated rule; it does not assert that nobody can enter by any other authorised method. Contrast 只有有票，才能进去, which makes a ticket necessary. The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry.
Use the distinction
- The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry.
- The statement claims sufficiency within the stated rule; it does not assert that nobody can enter by any other authorised method. Contrast 只有有票，才能进去, which makes a ticket necessary.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Conditional statements.
Use the distinction
- The rule presents having a ticket as sufficient for entry.
- The statement claims sufficiency within the stated rule; it does not assert that nobody can enter by any other authorised method. Contrast only have ...只有to have / there is有ticket票，talent才能to go in进去, which makes a ticket necessary.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Conditional statements.