Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo"

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.
• 他 经常 麻烦 别人， 可是 从来 不 帮 朋友，结果 一 个 朋友 也 没有。Tā jīngcháng máfan biérén, kěshì cónglái bù bāng péngyou, jiéguǒ yī gè péngyou yě méiyǒu. He often gives other people troble, but he never helps his friends. As a result, he doesn't have any friends.

See also

• Resultative Complement "zhu"
• Resultative Complement "huai"

Sources and further reading

Books

• Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 342) →buy