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*我 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>
 
*我 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 没 好好 复习, <em>结果</em> 没 通过 考试 。<span class="pinyin">Tā méi hǎohǎo 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>
 
*他 没 好好 复习, <em>结果</em> 没 通过 考试 。<span class="pinyin">Tā méi hǎohǎo 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>
*他 总是 迟到 ,<em>结果</em> 老板 炒 了 他 的 鱿鱼 。<span class="trans">He's always late for work.
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*他 总是 迟到 ,<em>结果</em> 老板 炒 了 他 的 鱿鱼 。<span class="trans">He's always late for work. As a result, his boss fired him.</span>
As a result, his boss fired him.</span>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:42, 30 August 2017

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 hǎohǎo fùxí, jiéguǒ méi tōngguò kǎoshì.He didn't review well. As a result, he didn't pass 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.

See also

Sources and further reading

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