令我吃惊的是
lìng wǒ chī jīng de shì
ZH
to my surprise; what surprised me was
令我吃惊的是，他竟然会说五种语言。
To my surprise, he could speak five languages.
Etymology
This phrase is made of 令 “to make/cause,” 我 “me,” 吃惊 “to be surprised,” and 的是, which introduces what is surprising. It literally means “what made me surprised was.”
Memory Aid
Think of 令 as “make”: 令我吃惊的是 = “the thing that made me surprised was...”
Collocations
Synonyms
让我惊讶的是出乎意料的是
Antonyms
意料之中的是不足为奇的是
Related Words
吃惊惊讶意外
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