Chinese phrase

只要〜 zhǐ yào 〜

Meaning

as long as ___

When to use it

It shows that one condition is enough. It links that condition to a result and often says that other details are not needed.

Example dialogue

这份报告需要包含很多细节吗? zhè fèn bào gào xū yào bāo hán hěn duō xì jié ma

Does this report need to include a lot of details?

只要把主要部分做好就行。 zhǐ yào bǎ zhǔ yào bù fèn zuò hǎo jiù xíng

As long as the main parts are done well, that's enough.

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