Difference between revisions of "Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo""

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Level

B1 / HSK4
Level

B1
Level

HSK4
Similar to
Similar to
- Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi" (HSK2)
- Expressing "therefore" with "yinci" (HSK4)
- Expressing difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi" (HSK5)
- Stating the effect before the cause (HSK5)
- Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect (HSK6)
Used for

Expressing attitude
Keywords

结果

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结果 (jiéguǒ) can be used as a conjunction or adverb, meaning "as a result" or "consequently." It comes at the beginning of the sentence and is typically used to introduce a negative or undesirable result.

Structure

Situation, 结果 + Result / Ending

Examples

她穿得太少了，结果第二天就感冒了。Tā chuān de tài shǎo le,jiéguǒ dì èr tiān jiù gǎnmào le. She didn't wear enough, as a result, she had a cold the next day.
我昨天去跟朋友喝酒，结果喝醉了。Wǒ zuótiān qù gēn péngyou hējiǔ, jiéguǒ hē zuì le. I went to have a drink with my friends yesterday. As a result, I got drunk.
他没好好复习，结果没通过考试。Tā méi hǎohao fùxí, jiéguǒ méi tōngguò kǎoshì. He didn't review well. As a result, he didn't pass the exam.

Sources and further reading

Books

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