结果 (as a result / in the end)
"…and as a result"
- outcome结果 reports how things turned out — often unexpectedly.
- he / him他not / haven't没variant of 复习复习，outcome结果考得very很used in 参差差 = "he didn't revise, and as a result did badly."
- Set up the cause, then outcome结果 + the outcome.
Reason / Condition，outcome结果 + Result
- outcome结果 introduces the actual outcome of what came before.
he他didn't没revise复习，as a result结果exam考(degree)得very很badly差。
- outcome结果考得very很used in 参差差 = "and as a result did badly."
Practice
He didn't revise, and as a result did badly: 他没复习，____ 考得很差。
… ，结果 + Result = and as a result: 他没复习,结果考得很差.
Practice
结果 introduces…
结果 = the actual outcome, often an unexpected twist.
Often an unwanted twist
- outcome结果 frequently flags a result you didn't intend or expect.
Explore
Correct or broken?
结果 introduces how things ENDED UP — the outcome clause, often a letdown.
Practice
结果 often flags an unexpected or unwanted outcome.
Yes — it frequently introduces a twist you didn't intend.
Recap
Key idea
- … ，outcome结果 + Result — "and as a result / in the end …"
- he / him他not / haven't没variant of 复习复习，outcome结果考得very很used in 参差差
- Often marks an unexpected or unwanted outcome
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.