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只有…才…(zhǐyǒu … cái …) — meaning, uses and examples

1. correlative conjunction only if … (necessary condition — without it the result cannot occur)

   只有真正理解语法，才能灵活运用语言。

   Zhǐyǒu zhēnzhèng lǐjiě yǔfǎ, cái néng línghuó yùnyòng yǔyán.

   Only by truly understanding grammar can you use the language flexibly.