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

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* 她 穿 得 太 少 了,<em>结果</em> 第 二 天 就 感冒 了。  
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* 她 穿 得 太 少 了,<em>结果</em> 第 二 天 就 感冒 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā chuān de tài shǎo le,<em>jiéguǒ</em> dì èr tiān jiù gǎnmào le.</span> <span class="trans">She didn't wear enough, as a result, she had a cold the next day.</span>
* 爸爸 昨天 去 跟 朋友 喝酒 了,<em>结果</em> 喝醉 了。
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* 昨天 去 跟 朋友 喝酒,<em>结果</em> 喝醉 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān qù gēn péngyou hējiǔ, <em>jiéguǒ</em> hē zuì le.</span> <span class="trans">I went to have a drink with my friends yesterday. As a result, I got drunk.</span>
* 他们 一直 不 好好 复习, <em>结果</em> 没 通过 考试。
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* 他 没 好好 复习, <em>结果</em> 没 通过 考试。<span class="pinyin">Tā méi hǎohao fùxí, <em>jiéguǒ</em> méi tōngguò kǎoshì.</span> <span class="trans">He didn't review well. As a result, he didn't pass the exam.</span>
 
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Revision as of 03:42, 23 September 2016


结果 (jiéguǒ) can be used as a conjunction, meaning "as a result". It comes at the beginning of the sentence.

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