fabricate without basis; make up out of thin air
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fabricate without factual basis; to make up out of thin air
formalA chengyu with a negative connotation, implying that something is created purely from imagination without any real foundation or research. Often used to criticize writing, reporting, or theories that lack factual basis.
Nà那
xiē些
chuán传
wén闻
dōu都
shì是
xiàng向
bì壁
xū虚
gòu构
de的
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
shì事
shí实
yī依
jù据
。
Those rumors are all fabricated out of thin air, without any factual basis.
Xiě写
lì历
shǐ史
bù不
néng能
xiàng向
bì壁
xū虚
gòu构
，
bì必
xū须
yǒu有
zhā扎
shi实
de的
shǐ史
liào料
zhī支
chēng撑
。
When writing history, one cannot fabricate out of thin air; there must be solid historical evidence.
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Zhè这
piān篇
píng评
lùn论
wán完
quán全
shì是
xiàng向
bì壁
xū虚
gòu构
，
zuò作
zhě者
sì似
hū乎
cóng从
wèi未
dú读
guò过
yuán原
zhù著
。
This review is completely fabricated; the author seems never to have read the original work.