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才算

only then does it count as

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only then does it count as Marks something as meeting a condition or truly qualifying only after a particular point or requirement is reached.
CH: 把表格交上去才算报名成功。
EN: Only after you submit the form does your registration count as successful.

花了好几个月的时间我才算走运了

It took several months before I finally got lucky.

— 蓝白红三部曲之蓝 (1993)

怎样才算特别?

What counts as special?

— 落水狗 (1992)

拿得到才算！

It only counts if you can get it!

— 黑社会 (2005)

那才算你乖

Only then will you be a good boy/girl.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

你俩齐全了你家那门武功才算齐全

Only when the two of you are together can your family's martial art be considered complete.

— 一代宗师 (2013)