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HSK 4

结果

result; as a result

nounneutral3 episodes
结
jié2nd tone
果
guǒ3rd tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
jiéguǒ
Part of speech
noun
Level
HSK 4
Strokes
17
Register
neutral
Measure word
个
In episodes
3

Stroke order for 结果

结果 is written with 17 strokes (结: 9, 果: 8). The animation replays automatically.

What does 结果 mean?

结果 (jiéguǒ) has two everyday roles.

As a noun it means "result, outcome, consequence" — 比赛结果 (the match result), 检查结果 (test results). As a connective at the start of a clause it means "as a result / in the end / but then," often introducing an outcome that is surprising or contrary to expectation: 我以为会赢，结果输了 ("I thought we'd win, but in the end we lost"). This narrative use is extremely common in speech.

The characters are 结 (to tie / form) and 果 (fruit), literally "the fruit that forms" — the outcome. Keep it distinct from 后果 (hòuguǒ), which is specifically a negative consequence, and from 效果 (xiàoguǒ), which is the effect or effectiveness of something. 结果 is neutral: a result can be good, bad, or simply what happened.

Note: Neutral. As a connective ("as it turned out") it is common in storytelling and speech.

Character by character

结jiéto tie; to form; to bear (fruit)
+
果guǒfruit; result
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结果

Memory hook: The 果 (fruit) that 结 (forms) at the end = the result.

Hear 结果 in real episodes

结果 appears in 3 Fluentide podcast episodes at natural native speed — each with the full Chinese script, pinyin, and line-by-line English translation.

Peter Mossfield Juiced on Steroids, Downed Over 20 Drinks a Day, Skipped Training Entirely — and Came Last at His Bodybuilding Debut结果 spoken at natural speednormalHe Grew Muscle on Drugs Alone, Drank Over 20 a Day, Never Trained — Came Last at His First Bodybuilding Contest结果 spoken at natural speedmediumFlorida's Python-Hunting Contest Offers a Big Bounty — One Hunter Bags 96 in 10 Days.结果 spoken at natural speednormal
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Example sentences

考试结果明天公布。

Kǎoshì jiéguǒ míngtiān gōngbù.

The exam results come out tomorrow.

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我们努力了，但没有结果。

Wǒmen nǔlì le, dàn méiyǒu jiéguǒ.

We tried hard, but it came to nothing.

spoken

他跑得太快，结果摔倒了。

Tā pǎo de tài kuài, jiéguǒ shuāidǎo le.

He ran too fast, and as a result he fell.

spoken

这个结果让所有人都很意外。

Zhège jiéguǒ ràng suǒyǒu rén dōu hěn yìwài.

This outcome surprised everyone.

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Common phrases with 结果

比赛结果bǐsài jiéguǒthe match result
结果出来了jiéguǒ chūlái lethe results are out
没有结果méiyǒu jiéguǒto come to nothing; inconclusive
结果导向jiéguǒ dǎoxiàngresults-oriented

Synonyms

后果hòuguǒ

后果 is a negative consequence you may have to answer for (承担后果, bear the consequences). 结果 is neutral — any outcome, good or bad.

Don't confuse 结果 with

结束jiéshù

结束 means to end or finish (会议结束了). 结果 is the outcome that an event produces. One is the ending; the other is what it led to.

效果xiàoguǒ

效果 is the effect or effectiveness of an action (广告的效果好). 结果 is the outcome or result more broadly.

FAQ

Related words from the same episodes

不可逆irreversible初赛preliminary round打分to score, to mark打算to intend繁殖to breed, to reproduce估计estimate; to reckon肌肉muscle坚持to persist减少to reduce健美bodybuilding结束to end解释to explain

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