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

See also

Sources and further reading

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