How to say “bear fruit” in Chinese

结果
jiēguǒ

bear fruit

expression · HSK 6 · topic “Fields, forests and animals”

“Bear fruit” in Chinese is 结果, jiē guǒ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

结果 is read jiē guǒ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiē — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
guǒ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

结
jié — tie; knot

On the left, 纟 “thread”: tying a knot.

果
guǒ — fruit

Fruit on a 木 tree.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “结果”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 结果. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 考试结果明天出来kǎoshìjiéguǒmíngtiānchūláiThe exam results come out tomorrow.
  • 我们等了一个小时,结果他没来。wǒmenděngleyígexiǎoshí,jiéguǒtāméiláiWe waited an hour, and in the end he didn't come.
  • 他没好好复习结果笔试没合格tāméihǎohǎofùxí,jiéguǒbǐshìméihégéHe didn't review properly and ended up failing the written exam.
  • 过程比结果更重要guòchéngbǐjiéguǒgèngzhòngyàoThe process matters more than the result.
  • 他没复习重点结果考得不好tāméifùxízhòngdiǎn,jiéguǒkǎodebùhǎoHe didn't review the key points and ended up doing badly.
  • 等结果的时候我紧张得不得了děngjiéguǒdeshíhou,wǒjǐnzhāngdebùdéliǎoWhile I wait for the result, I'm terribly nervous.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “bear fruit” in Chinese?

“Bear fruit” in Chinese is 结果, pinyin jiēguǒ.

What does 结果 mean?

结果 (jiēguǒ) means “bear fruit”.

How do you write 结果?

结果 is 2 characters: 结 (jié) — tie; knot; 果 (guǒ) — fruit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 结果?

结果 is read jiēguǒ. Tones: jiē — first tone, guǒ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“bear fruit” in the lesson “Rice, wheat and the harvest”

This word is from the topic “Fields, forests and animals” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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