(jié guǒ) - result, outcome; as a result, consequently in Mandarin
jiéguǒTraditional: 結果
Translation
result, outcome; as a result, consequently
Word origin
结果 means 'result; to bear fruit': 结 (jié, 'to tie, to form', with 纟the silk radical, simplified from 結) plus 果 (guǒ, 'fruit', a pictograph of fruit on a tree). The image is of a plant forming fruit, hence an outcome.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 结 (jié, to form/tie: 纟silk + 吉 phonetic) + 果 (guǒ, fruit)
Stroke order
结
果
Examples
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The exam results came out.
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I worked hard, but as a result I still failed.
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The outcome of this matter surprised me.
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The exam results are not out yet.
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The result was just as I thought.
结果 (jié guǒ) means result or outcome as a noun (考试结果, exam result; 最终结果, final outcome). As an adverb or conjunction it means as a result or consequently, introducing what happened in the end (我努力了，结果还是失败, I tried hard but ended up failing). 结 means to conclude or tie and 果 means fruit or result - the metaphor of a fruit being the end product of a process gives the word its meaning.
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