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

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*他 没 好好 复习,<em>结果</em> 考试 没 考好 。<span class="pinyin">Tā méi hǎohǎo fùxí, <em>jiéguǒ</em> kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo.</span><span class="trans">He didn't review well. As a result, he didn't do well in the exam.</span>
 
*他 没 好好 复习,<em>结果</em> 考试 没 考好 。<span class="pinyin">Tā méi hǎohǎo fùxí, <em>jiéguǒ</em> kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo.</span><span class="trans">He didn't review well. As a result, he didn't do well in the exam.</span>
 
*他 总是 迟到 ,<em>结果</em> 老板 炒 了 他 的 鱿鱼 。<span class="pinyin">Tā zǒngshì chídào, <em>jiéguǒ</em> lǎobǎn chǎo le tā de yóuyú.</span><span class="trans">He's always late for work. As a result, his boss fired him.</span>
 
*他 总是 迟到 ,<em>结果</em> 老板 炒 了 他 的 鱿鱼 。<span class="pinyin">Tā zǒngshì chídào, <em>jiéguǒ</em> lǎobǎn chǎo le tā de yóuyú.</span><span class="trans">He's always late for work. As a result, his boss fired him.</span>
*我 没 带 伞 ,<em>结果</em> 淋湿 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ méi dài sǎn, <em>jiéguǒ</em> línshī le.</span><span class="trans">I didn't take an umbrella. As a result, I got all wet.</span>
 
*我 跟 朋友 打赌 ,<em>结果</em> 我 输 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gēn péngyou dǎdǔ, <em>jiéguǒ</em> wǒ shū le.</span><span class="trans">I took a bet with my friends. I lost In the end.</span>
 
*我 昨天 跟 朋友 去 喝酒 ,<em>结果</em> 喝醉 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān gēn péngyou qù hējiǔ, <em>jiéguǒ</em> hē zuì le.</span><span class="trans">I went to have a drink with my friends yesterday. I got drunk in the end.</span>
 
  
 
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*我 去 机场 接 他 ,<em>结果</em> 没 接到 他 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē tā, <em>jiéguǒ</em> méi jiēdào tā.</span><span class="trans">I went to the airport to pick him up. I didn't find him there.</span>
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*我 跟 朋友 打赌 ,<em>结果</em> 我 输 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gēn péngyou dǎdǔ, <em>jiéguǒ</em> wǒ shū le.</span><span class="trans">I took a bet with my friends. I lost in the end.</span>
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*我 昨天 跟 朋友 去 喝酒 ,<em>结果</em> 喝醉 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān gēn péngyou qù hējiǔ, <em>jiéguǒ</em> hē zuì le.</span><span class="trans">I went to have a drink with my friends yesterday. I got drunk in the end.</span>
 
*他 吃 了 很 多 药 ,<em>结果</em> 都 没有 用 。<span class="pinyin">Tā chī le hěn duō yào, <em>jiéguǒ</em> dōu méiyǒu yòng.</span><span class="trans">He took a lot of pills. None of them  were useful in the end.</span>
 
*他 吃 了 很 多 药 ,<em>结果</em> 都 没有 用 。<span class="pinyin">Tā chī le hěn duō yào, <em>jiéguǒ</em> dōu méiyǒu yòng.</span><span class="trans">He took a lot of pills. None of them  were useful in the end.</span>
 
*我 点 的 是 牛肉 汉堡 ,<em>结果</em>  服务员 给 了 我 一 个 鸡肉 的 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ diǎn de shì niúròu hànbǎo, <em>jiéguǒ</em> fúwùyuán gěi le wǒ yī gè jīròu de.</span><span class="trans">I ordered a burger. The waiter gave me a chicken sandwich in the end.</span>
 
*我 点 的 是 牛肉 汉堡 ,<em>结果</em>  服务员 给 了 我 一 个 鸡肉 的 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ diǎn de shì niúròu hànbǎo, <em>jiéguǒ</em> fúwùyuán gěi le wǒ yī gè jīròu de.</span><span class="trans">I ordered a burger. The waiter gave me a chicken sandwich in the end.</span>

Revision as of 03:13, 11 December 2017

结果 (jiéguǒ) can be used as a conjunction or adverb, meaning "as a result" or "consequently." It normally starts the second half of a sentence, and can also introduce an unexpected or undesirable result.

Indicating a Logical Result

Structure

Reason / Condition ,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 。Tā zǒngshì chídào, jiéguǒ lǎobǎn chǎo le tā de yóuyú.He's always late for work. As a result, his boss fired him.

Indicating an Unexpected Result

Sometimes there is no cause-effect relationship between what comes before and after 结果 (no logical connection). In these sentences, the second half of the sentence usually emphasizes that what actually happened was unexpected or undesired.

Structure

Situation ,结果 + [Unexpected Result]

Examples

  • 我 去 机场 接 他 ,结果 没 接到 他 。Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē tā, jiéguǒ méi jiēdào tā.I went to the airport to pick him up. I didn't find him there.
  • 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. I lost in the end.
  • 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 。Tā chī le hěn duō yào, jiéguǒ dōu méiyǒu yòng.He took a lot of pills. None of them were useful in the end.
  • 我 点 的 是 牛肉 汉堡 ,结果 服务员 给 了 我 一 个 鸡肉 的 。Wǒ diǎn de shì niúròu hànbǎo, jiéguǒ fúwùyuán gěi le wǒ yī gè jīròu de.I ordered a burger. The waiter gave me a chicken sandwich in the end.

See also

Sources and further reading

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