竟是 (jìng shì) — turn out to be (surprisingly), unexpectedly is/are

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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