Chinese phrase

只需要〜 zhǐ xū yào 〜

Meaning

only need to ___

When to use it

Shows that a limited action is all that is needed. It often reassures someone that a task is simple or will not take much time.

Example dialogue

这个报告要花很长时间吗? zhè ge bào gào yào huā hěn cháng shí jiān ma

Will this report take a long time?

不,只需要整理一下数据和写两页。 bù zhǐ xū yào zhéng lǐ yí xià shù jù hé xiě liǎng yè

No, you only need to organize the data and write two pages.

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