结果

結果

jiéguǒ

noun HSK 2 #473

Meanings

1 result; outcome
2 in the end; as a result

Characters

to tie; to bear (fruit)

Literally "to bear fruit" — the outcome of something

Examples

考试的结果怎么样？

Kǎoshì de jiéguǒ zěnmeyàng?

How were the exam results?

结果他没来。

Jiéguǒ tā méi lái.

In the end, he didn't come.

努力学习，一定会有好结果。

Nǔlì xuéxí, yídìng huì yǒu hǎo jiéguǒ.

Study hard and there will definitely be a good outcome.

Tips

grammar

结果 can be a noun (result) or a conjunction meaning "in the end" (often with an unexpected outcome): 我等了半天，结果他忘了 (I waited forever, and in the end he forgot).

Stroke Order

结 jié

果 guǒ