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How to Say ‘My test results from last week are back.’ in Simplified Chinese

我上周的化验结果出来了。

wǒ shàng zhōu de huà yàn jié guǒ chū lái le

[waw shahng joe duh huàyàn jiéguǒ chūlái luh]

Phrase Breakdown

我上周的

wǒ shàng zhōu de

my ... from last week

我 (wǒ, I) + 上周 (shàngzhōu, last week) + 的 (de, possessive). Say 'wǒ shàngzhōu de' smoothly. 的 is light and toneless.

Example

我上周的作业交了。

I handed in my homework from last week.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.

Example

我也想了解这个公司的文化。

I also want to understand this company’s culture.

上

shàng

[shahng]

last; previous

Used in time expressions to mean the previous one, such as last month.

Example

上个月家里很忙。

The family was very busy last month.

周

zhōu

[joe]

week

The word for 'week,' often used in scheduling and making plans.

Example

这周你有空见面吗？

Are you free to meet this week?

的

[duh]

's; of

A structural particle showing possession or description, like “of” or apostrophe-s in English.

Example

贵公司的团队很年轻。

Your company’s team is very young.

化验结果

huà yàn jié guǒ

lab test results

化验 (huàyàn, lab test) + 结果 (jiéguǒ, result). Two fourth tones in huàyàn, then a rising jié and a dipping guǒ.

Example

化验结果正常。

The lab results are normal.

Words in this phrase

化验

huà yàn

[huàyàn]

lab test; to test (in a lab)

A medical laboratory test of blood, urine, etc.

Example

医生让我去化验血。

The doctor asked me to get a blood test.

结果

jié guǒ

[jiéguǒ]

result

The outcome or conclusion of an action or event.

Example

结果不太理想。

The result is not very satisfactory.

出来了。

chū lái le

have come out

出来 (chūlái, come out) + 了 (le, change or completion). 来 is often said lightly here.

Example

成绩出来了。

The grades are out.

Words in this phrase

出来

chū lái

[chūlái]

to come out; to be available

Here: results become ready or known.

Example

成绩明天出来。

The grades come out tomorrow.

了

[luh]

completed action marker

Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.

Example

我想了很久，还是决定联系你。

I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.

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