后果

Meaning(noun)

consequences; aftermath

Examples

• 你想过这样做的后果吗？

  nǐ xiǎng guò zhè yàng zuò de hòu guǒ ma?

  Have you thought about the consequences of doing this?

• 酒后开车，后果很严重。

  jiǔ hòu kāi chē, hòu guǒ hěn yán zhòng.

  Drink-driving has very serious consequences.

• 他终于明白了自己错误的后果。

  tā zhōng yú míng bái le zì jǐ cuò wù de hòu guǒ.

  He finally understood the consequences of his mistake.

Easily confused

• 结果 — 后果 almost always means a bad outcome; 结果 is a neutral result, good or bad.

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