竟是 (jìng shì) — turn out to be (surprisingly), unexpectedly is/are
Definition
Expresses surprise at a discovery: 'turns out to be' / 'unexpectedly is'. Highlights that the revealed fact contradicts what was assumed or previously known.
verb
turn out to be (surprisingly)unexpectedly is/are
Examples
- 竟是。Wǒ méi xiǎng dào tā jìng shì wǒ de xiǎo xué tóng xué.I didn't expect that he would turn out to be my elementary school classmate.
- 竟是。Nà ge xiǎo tōu jìng shì yí gè shí jǐ suì de hái zi.That thief turned out to be a teenager.
- 竟是。Tā shuō de nà ge dì fāng jìng shì wǒ xiǎo shí hou zhù guò de dì fāng.The place he mentioned turned out to be where I lived as a child.
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