zhōu

诌

Character · VerbTraditional謅

make up; fabricate

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to make up; to fabricate; to cook up

informal

Often used in colloquial contexts to describe making up excuses, stories, or verses without real basis.

Tā他
zǒng总
ài爱
hú胡
zhōu诌
yī一
xiē些
bù不
zhuó着
biān边
jì际
de的
jiè借
kǒu口
 。

He always likes to make up far-fetched excuses.

Bié别
xiā瞎
zhōu诌
le了
 ,
méi没
rén人
huì会
xiāng相
xìn信
nǐ你
de的
guǐ鬼
huà话
 。

Stop fabricating nonsense, no one will believe your lies.

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Tā他
jí即
xìng兴
zhōu诌
le了
yī一
shǒu首
shùn顺
kǒu口
liū溜
 ,
dòu逗
dé得
dà大
jiā家
hā哈
hā哈
dà大
xiào笑
 。

He improvised a rhyming skit on the spot, making everyone laugh out loud.

Wèi为
le了
yìng应
fù付
lǎo老
shī师
 ,
tā他
zhōu诌
le了
yí一
gè个
méi没
xiě写
wán完
zuò作
yè业
de的
lǐ理
yóu由
 。

He made up an excuse for not finishing his homework to get past his teacher.

Zhè这
ge个
shī诗
rén人
cóng从
bù不
zhōu诌
shī诗
 ,
měi每
shǒu首
zuò作
pǐn品
dōu都
yuán源
yú于
zhēn真
shí实
jīng经
lì历
 。

This poet never writes fake poems; every work comes from real life experiences.