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只有…才能

zhǐyǒu…cái néng

1. correlative conjunction only if …, can …; the one indispensable condition

   只有经历过真正的失败，才能懂得坚韧的价值。

   Zhǐyǒu jīnglì guò zhēnzhèng de shībài, cái néng dǒngde jiānrèn de jiàzhí.

   Only after real failure can you understand the value of perseverance.

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