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Usages of jiéguǒ
他 不 复习 的 原因 是 太 累 了, 结果 考试 没 考好。tā bú fùxí de yuányīn shì tài lèi le, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎohǎo.
The reason he didn’t review was that he was too tired, and as a result he didn’t do well on the exam.
我 之所以 觉得 这 几 天 压力 很 大, 是 因为 作业 太 多, 结果 心情 一直 不 太 好。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bù tài hǎo.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.
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