结果

結果
jiēguǒ / jiéguǒ
verb HSK 6 #473

Meanings

  1. 1 to bear fruit

Examples

HSK 3
Zhèxiē nǔlì zhōngyú kāihuā jiēguǒ le.
All that effort has finally borne fruit.
HSK 4
Zhè kē shù jīnnián jiēguǒ le.
This tree bore fruit this year.
HSK 7-9
Guǒshù sān nián cái kāishǐ jiēguǒ.
Fruit trees only start bearing after three years.

Tips

mistakes
First tone on , not second. With a second tone it becomes 结果, the everyday word for a result and a much more common word, which is why this reading is easy to lose.
usage
Literal in origin, about a plant setting fruit, but most often met inside 开花结果, to blossom and bear fruit, said of effort or a plan that finally pays off.

Stroke Order

jié
guǒ