Does 令人惊讶 require that someone actually be surprised? 令人惊讶 is a curious and fairly common phrase, e.g.:


  关于人体令人惊讶的事实 (source)
  About [关于] human body [人体] surprising [令人惊讶] facts [事实]


I'm wondering if using 令人惊讶 requires that people have actually been surprised by whatever is being referred to.

Question: Does 令人惊讶 require that someone actually be surprised?

As opposed to hypothetically making someone surprised were they to be made aware (based on the author's judgement).
Does 令人惊讶 require that someone actually be surprised?


No. Just like "surprising", it is used to describe unexpected or unusual things/facts, which may have a potential to make someone surprised.