果 (guǒ) — fruit; result, outcome; (adverb) indeed, as expected; (conjunction) if really
Definition
In modern Chinese 果 is mostly a bound form seen in compounds like 水果 (fruit) and 结果 (result). Standalone, 果 is literary; 果然 means 'indeed / as expected'.
bound form
fruitresultoutcome
adverb
indeedas expected(conjunction) if really
Examples
- 。Shù shàng de shuǐ guǒ yǐ jīng chéng shú le.The fruit on the tree is already ripe.
- ，。Jīng guò nǔ lì, wǒ men qǔ dé le fēng shuò de chéng guǒ.Through hard work, we achieved great results.
- ，。guǒ Rán bù chū wǒ suǒ liào, tā yíng le.As expected, he won.
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