只要 zhǐyào▶ ตราบเท่าที่

Stroke order

只要 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 只 — 5 strokes
• 要 — 9 strokes

Related words

• 只好ต้อง
• 要是ถ้า, หาก
• 主要หลัก
• 必要จำเป็น
• 次要รอง
• 要不หรือ

只要 is pronounced zhǐyào and means “ตราบเท่าที่”. This word appears in HSK 4, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 只要 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.