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编造

biān zào · bian zao

Traditional 編造

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to compile
  2. to draw up
  3. to fabricate
  4. to invent
  5. to concoct
  6. to make up
  7. to cook up
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A made-up excuse

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)报告(bàogào)呢(ne)？为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)没(méi)交(jiāo)？

    Where is your report? Why have you not handed it in?

  2. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)，电脑(diànnǎo)也(yě)坏(huài)了(le)。

    Yesterday there was a power cut and my computer broke.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)在(zài)编造(biānzào)理由(lǐyóu)？昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)家(jiā)有(yǒu)电(diàn)。

    Are you making up an excuse? We had power at my house yesterday.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，是(shì)我(wǒ)编造(biānzào)的(de)，其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    OK, I made it up. Actually I forgot.

  5. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)编(biān)得(de)很(hěn)像(xiàng)真的(zhēnde)。

    But you make it sound so real.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)以后(yǐhòu)去(qù)写(xiě)小说(xiǎoshuō)吧(ba)。

    Then I should go and write novels.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)编(biān)造(zào)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)借(jiè)口(kǒu)。

He made up an excuse.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

记(jì)者(zhě)不(bù)能(néng)编(biān)造(zào)新(xīn)闻(wén)，必(bì)须(xū)核(hé)实(shí)事(shì)实(shí)。

Journalists cannot fabricate news; they must verify the facts.

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