Chinese word

编造

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiān zào

Meaning

  • verbmake up

Example

她为了逃避责任，编造了一个故事。tā wèi le táo bì zé rèn biān zào le yí gè gù shì

She made up a story to avoid responsibility.

Illustration for 编造 (make up)

More examples

研究人员发现有人编造了实验数据，论文被撤回。yán jiū rén yuán fā xiàn yǒu rén biān zào le shí yàn shù jù lùn wén bèi chè huí

Researchers discovered that someone had fabricated the experimental data, and the paper was retracted.

Core concept

Assembles loose details into a convincing account with no reliable basis.

Common phrases

  • 编造谎言biān zào huǎng yán

    make up lies

  • 编造虚假证据biān zào xū jiǎ zhèng jù

    fabricate false evidence

  • 编造借口biān zào jiè kǒu

    make up an excuse

Similar words

捏造niē zào: Presenting invented facts, evidence, or records as if they were real.
伪造wěi zào: Forging or modifying a document, seal, or object so it passes as genuine.
虚构xū gòu: Imagining people, events, or details that do not exist for use in a story.
造谣zào yáo: Inventing groundless rumors or information and spreading them.

Definition in Chinese

凭空编造事实或情节，把无依据的信息组织成完整的虚假说法，通常带有掩饰或诬陷的含义。píng kōng biān zào shì shí huò qíng jié bǎ wú yī jù de xìn xī zǔ zhī chéng wán zhěng de xū jiǎ shuō fǎ tōng cháng dài yǒu yǎn shì huò wū xiàn de hán yì

Word origin

编 (biān, "weave") suggests arranging parts, while 造 (zào, "make") suggests producing the result, giving the word the image of constructing an unsupported account.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word can make an accusation sound serious, so its use often signals that the speaker rejects the account as untrue.

Other meanings

  • fabricateverb
  • inventverb

Opposites

  • 揭穿jiē chuānexposeverb

Related words

  • 编造者biān zào zhěfabricatornoun

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