叹为观止

tàn wéi guān zhǐ

breathtaking; as good as it gets

Character by character

叹tàn
sigh

为wéi
deem

观guān
viewing

止zhǐ
end

杂技演员的表演令人叹为观止。

The acrobats' performance was breathtaking.

Tone: positive (praise).

为 is wéi. Frame: 令人叹为观止.

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