zhōu
侜
fabricate; make up; deceive
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fabricate; to make up (lies); to deceive
literaryLiterary term indicating the act of inventing falsehoods or engaging in deceit. Commonly appears in the compound 诌张 (zhōu zhāng), meaning to fabricate or falsify.
Shū书
zhōng中
suǒ所
zǎi载
，
duō多
wéi为
zhōu诌
yán言
，
bù不
zú足
wéi为
xìn信
。
Most of what is recorded in the book consists of fabrications, not to be trusted.
Tā他
guàn惯
yú于
zhōu诌
zhāng张
wéi为
huàn幻
，
bù不
kě可
qīng轻
xìn信
。
He is adept at fabricating deceptions and should not be trusted lightly.
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Zhè这
xiē些
dōu都
shì是
tā他
hú胡
zhōu诌
chū出
lái来
de的
，
háo毫
wú无
gēn根
jù据
。
These were all made up by him out of thin air, without any basis.