DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word zi jiu - 只要 - zi2 jiu3
(so long as in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
zi2 jiu3
English translations
so long as,
if only, only if, on condition that
Chinese characters:
只要
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The traditional Chinese characters of zi2 jiu3 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
only | also: if
只要 ( zi jiu / zi2 jiu3 ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 93)
只要 ( zi jiu / zi2 jiu3 ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 93)
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