Chinese word

结论

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié lùn

Meaning

  • nounconclusion

Example

我们还没有得出结论。wǒ men hái méi yǒu dé chū jié lùn

We haven't reached a conclusion yet.

Illustration for 结论 (conclusion)

More examples

我们不能急于下结论。wǒ men bù néng jí yú xià jié lùn

We must not rush to a conclusion.

Core concept

An endpoint that turns a chain of evidence and discussion into a single judgment.

Common phrases

  • 得出结论dé chū jié lùn

    reach a conclusion

  • 下结论xià jié lùn

    draw a conclusion

  • 形成结论xíng chéng jié lùn

    form a conclusion

Similar words

结果jié guǒ: The result or outcome that follows an event or action.
判断pàn duàn: A judgment about what to do or how to assess something.
意见yì jiàn: A personal view or opinion about a subject.
推断tuī duàn: An inference drawn from facts or clues when something is not yet certain.

Definition in Chinese

通过审查信息和论证后形成的终结性看法或概括性的判断。tōng guò shěn chá xìn xī hé lùn zhèng hòu xíng chéng de zhōng jié xìng kàn fǎ huò gài kuò xìng de pàn duàn

Word origin

结 (jié, "tie") joins with 论 (lùn, "discuss") to form the idea of tying discussion together into a final judgment.

Usage tips

  • Speakers often mark this kind of judgment as temporary or preliminary when evidence is incomplete, which keeps it from sounding more certain than it is.

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