归结 guījié to sum up
to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell; conclusion; end (of a story etc)
How to remember 归结: 归 to return + 结 tie up = to sum up.
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How it is used
- To boil down to / attribute to a single cause - 把失败归结为运气不好 (bǎ shībài guījié wéi yùnqì bù hǎo) to chalk the failure up to bad luck.
- Frame is 归结为/归结于 (guījié wéi/yú) plus the cause; reduces many things to one point.
- Compared with 归纳 (guīnà, to organize into categories), 归结 stresses converging onto a single conclusion or cause.
Example sentences
- 他的成功要归结于他的辛勤工作和好运气。 Tā de chénggōng yào guījié yú tā de xīnqíngōngzuò hé hǎoyùnqì.He owes his success both to working hard and to good luck.