# Expressing "as a result" with "结果"

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- 她 穿 得 很 少 ，_结果_ 感冒 了 。
  <!-- - Tā chuān de hěn shǎo, _jiéguǒ_ gǎnmào le. -->
  - She didn't dress warmly enough, and as a result, she caught a cold.
- 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 misspoke a lot.
- 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.
- 他 没 好好 复习，_结果_ 考试 没 考 好 。
  <!-- - Tā méi hǎohāo 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.
- 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. But in the end, 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 made a bet with a friend. 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_ hēzuì le. -->
  - I went to have a drink with my friends yesterday. I ended up getting drunk.
- 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 worked 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 instead.

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- Level: [B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points) / [HSK4](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK4_grammar_points)
- Similar to
  - [Cause and effect with "因为" and "所以"](../A2/因为...所以.md) (A2)
  - [Expressing "therefore" with "因此"](../B2/因此.md) (B2)
  - [Expressing difficulty with "好(不)容易"](../B2/好不容易.md) (B2)
  - [Stating the effect before the cause](../B2/之所以.md) (B2)
  - [Using "because" with "而" to indicate effect](../C1/而.md) (C1)
- Used for: [Expressing attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
- Keywords: [结果](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%9C)

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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

### Examples

- 她 穿 得 很 少 ，_结果_ 感冒 了 。
  <!-- - Tā chuān de hěn shǎo, _jiéguǒ_ gǎnmào le. -->
  - She didn't dress warmly enough, and as a result, she caught a cold.
- 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 misspoke a lot.
- 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.
- 他 没 好好 复习，_结果_ 考试 没 考 好 。
  <!-- - Tā méi hǎohāo 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. But in the end, 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 made a bet with a friend. 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_ hēzuì le. -->
  - I went to have a drink with my friends yesterday. I ended up getting drunk.
- 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 worked 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 instead.

## See also

- [Cause and effect with "因为" and "所以"](../A2/因为...所以.md)
- [Expressing "due to…" with "由于"](../B2/由于.md)

## Sources and further reading

### Books

- [HSK Standard Course 4上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_4%E4%B8%8A) (pp. 110) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) ](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)>) (pp. 342) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)