fabricate rumors; spread false information
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fabricate rumors; to invent false information in order to mislead the public
Strongly negative connotation. Often appears in collocations like 造谣生事 (create rumors and cause trouble) and 造谣中伤 (slander by fabricating rumors).
Wǎng网
shàng上
zào造
yáo谣
shì是
wéi违
fǎ法
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
Fabricating rumors online is illegal behavior.
Tā他
è恶
yì意
zào造
yáo谣
zhòng中
shāng伤
tóng同
shì事
，
zuì最
hòu后
bèi被
gōng公
sī司
kāi开
chú除
le了
。
He maliciously slandered his colleagues by spreading rumors and was finally fired by the company.
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Bù不
yào要
qīng轻
xìn信
nà那
xiē些
zào造
yáo谣
shēng生
shì事
de的
wén文
zhāng章
。
Don't easily believe those articles that create rumors and cause trouble.
Jǐng警
fāng方
dài逮
bǔ捕
le了
duō多
míng名
zào造
yáo谣
huò惑
zhòng众
de的
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
。
Police arrested multiple suspects who fabricated rumors to confuse the public.