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

• 我 太 紧张 了 ，结果 说 错 了 很 多 。Wǒ tài jǐnzhāng le, jiéguǒ shuō cuò le hěn duō.I was too nervous. As a result, I said a lot of wrong things.
• 他 开 得 太 快 了 ，结果 撞到 了 一 个 人 。Tā kāi de tài kuài le, jiéguǒ zhuàngdào le yī gè rén.He drove too fast. As a result, he hit someone.
• 她 穿 得 太 少 了，结果 感冒 了。Tā chuān de tài shǎo le,jiéguǒ gǎnmào le.She didn't wear enough, as a result, she had a cold.
• 他 没 好好 复习， 结果 考试 没 考好 。Tā méi hǎohǎo fùxí, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo.He didn't review well. As a result, he didn't do well in the exam.
• 他 总是 迟到 ，结果 老板 炒 了 他 的 鱿鱼 。He's always late for work. As a result, his boss fired him.

有时候"结果"后面的情况不是很明显的"result"，这时候"结果"意思就是"in the end"。

• 我 跟 朋友 打赌 ，结果 我 输 了 。Wǒ gēn péngyou dǎdǔ, jiéguǒ wǒ shū le.I took a bet with my friends. In the end, I lost.
• 我 昨天 跟 朋友 去 喝酒，结果 喝醉 了 。Wǒ zuótiān gēn péngyou qù hējiǔ, jiéguǒ hē zuì le.I went to have a drink with my friends yesterday. I got drunk in the end.
• 他 吃 了 很 多 药 ，结果 都 没有 用 。He took a lot of pills. None of them were useful.
• 我 点 的 是 牛肉 汉堡 ，结果 服务员 给 了 我 一 个 鸡肉 的 。I ordered a burger. The waiter gave me a chicken sandwich.

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