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只有...才... (zhǐ yǒu... cái...): Only if…then... (conjunction) — Meaning & Usage

HSK 2.0Level 3
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只有……才……
只 • zhǐ • only • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
zhǐ只

only

有 • yǒu... • to have • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
yǒu有

to have

才 • cái... • just now, only then, not until
cái才

just now, only then, not until

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Pinyinzhǐ yǒu... cái...
Meaningonly if…then...
Characters3
Syntaxconjunction
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HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 只有...才....

  • 影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; to affect
  • 头发tóu fahair
  • 洗澡xǐ zǎohave a shower; bath
  • 体育tǐ yùphysical education
  • 过去guò qu(in the) past
  • 熊猫xióng māopanda
  • 超市chāo shìsupermarket
  • 可爱kě àilovely; loveable
  • 别人bié renother people
  • 环境huán jìngenvironment
  • 司机sī jīdriver
  • 刮风guā fēngwindy
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 只有...才....

Words with 只
  • 只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but
  • 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...
  • 只能zhǐ néngcan only
  • 只好
zhǐ hǎo
have to; forced to
  • 只要zhǐ yàoso long as ...
  • 只得zhǐ déto have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
  • 只顾zhǐ gùsolely preoccupied (with one thing)
  • 船只chuán zhīship
    • Words with 有
    • 有些yǒu xiēsome
    • 有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...)
    • 没有méi yǒudon't have
    • 有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly
    • 有时yǒu shísometimes
    • 有意思yǒu yì siinteresting
    • 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...
    • 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with
    Words with 才
    • 刚才gāng cáijust now
    • 人才rén cáia talented person; talent
    • 天才tiān cáigenius; talent; gift
    • 才华cái huátalent
    • 才干cái gànability; competence; capability
    • 才能cái néngtalent
    • 多才多艺duō cái-duō yìversatile; multi-talented
    • 口才kǒu cáiEloquence / speaking ability
    4.

    Example Sentences with 只有...才...

    zhǐ只
    yǒu有
    měi每
    tiān天
    jiān坚
    chí持
    fù复
    xí习
    ，
    cái才
    néng能
    wěn稳
    bù步
    tí提
    gāo高
    hàn汉
    yǔ语
    shuǐ水
    píng平
    。
    Only by reviewing consistently each day can you steadily improve your Chinese.
    zhǐ只
    yǒu有
    qīn亲
    zì自
    cháng尝
    shì试
    ，
    cái才
    zhī知
    zhǐ只
    yǒu有
    rèn认
    zhēn真
    zhǔn准
    bèi备
    ，
    cái才
    yǒu有
    dào道
    qí其
    zhōng中
    de的
    zī滋
    wèi味
    。
    Only by trying it yourself can you know the taste of it.
    jī机
    huì会
    tōng通
    guò过
    miàn面
    shì试
    。
    Only with careful preparation do you have a chance to pass the interview.