▎結果, jiéguǒ, (Adv), consequently, (Conj), in the end

 

Function The 結果 connects a second clause to the first. In most cases, the second clause consists of an undesirable consequence.

(Adv. consequently)

1 他每天熬夜打電玩，結果成績不理想，被當了。

Tā měi tiān áoyè dǎ diànwán, jiéguǒ chéngjī bù lǐxiǎng, bèi dàng le.

He stayed up every night playing video games. Consequently, his grades weren’t ideal, and he failed.

2 店員沒把合約的內容解釋清楚，結果害他多花了好幾千塊錢。

Diànyuán méi bǎ héyuē de nèiróng jiěshì qīngchǔ, jiéguǒ hài tā duō huāle hǎojǐ qiān kuài qián.

The store employee didn’t explain the content of the contract clearly. As a result, he overpaid by a few thousand NT dollars.

3 他沒買除濕機，結果雨季的時候，衣服、鞋子都發霉了。

Tā méi mǎi chúshījī, jiéguǒ yǔjì de shíhòu, yīfú, xiézi dōu fāméi le.

He didn’t buy a dehumidifier. As a result, during the rainy season, his clothes and shoes all mildewed.

(Conj. in the end)

4 他們在媒體上做了不少廣告，結果生意還是不好。

Tāmen zài méitǐ shàng zuòle bù shǎo guǎnggào, jiéguǒ shēngyì háishì bù hǎo.

They put a lot of ads in the media, in the end, however, their business was still poor.

5 他帶了發票，結果店員還是拒絕讓他退換。

Tā dàile fāpiào, jiéguǒ diànyuán háishì jùjué ràng tā tuìhuàn.

He brought the receipt. In the end, however, the store employee refused to let him exchange.

 

Usage Sentences with 結果 always relate to instances in the past. Some 結果sentences (consequences) can be paraphrased using 因為 A 所以 B.

1 他借錢常常不還，結果再也沒有人要借他了。

Tā jiè qián chángcháng bù huán, jiéguǒ zài yě méi yǒu rén yào jiè tā le.

He usually doesn’t give back the money he borrows, As a result, no one wants to lend him money any more.

2 因為他借錢常常不還，所以再也沒有人要借他了。

Yīnwèi tā jiè qián chángcháng bù huán, suǒyǐ zài yě méi yǒu rén yào jiè tā le.

As he doesn’t give back the money he borrows, no one wants to lend him money any more.