fabricate; concoct; make up
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fabricate; to concoct; to make up out of nothing
formalOften used in the idiom 向壁虚造 (to fabricate against a wall). Implies creating something without factual basis or evidence.
xiàng向
bì壁
xū虚
zào造
to fabricate against a wall; to make up stories without any basis
Zhè这
xiē些
shù数
jù据
quán全
shì是
xū虚
zào造
de的
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
yī依
jù据
。
These data are completely fabricated, without any basis whatsoever.
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Tā他
xū虚
zào造
le了
yī一
gè个
bēi悲
cǎn惨
de的
shēn身
shì世
lái来
piàn骗
qǔ取
tóng同
qíng情
。
He made up a tragic life story to gain sympathy.