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虚构

xū gòu · xu gou

Traditional 虛構

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to make up
  2. fabrication
  3. fictional
  4. imaginary
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Real tears, made-up story

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这本(zhèběn)小说(xiǎoshuō)里(lǐ)的(de)故事(gùshi)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, is the story in this novel real?

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，故事(gùshi)都(dōu)是(shì)虚构(xūgòu)的(de)。

    No, the story is all made up.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)男主角(nánzhǔjué)好(hǎo)真实(zhēnshí)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)哭(kū)了(le)。

    But the male lead feels so real that I cried reading it.

  4. Dengdeng

    人物(rénwù)是(shì)虚构(xūgòu)的(de)，可是(kěshì)你的(nǐde)眼泪(yǎnlèi)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)。

    The character is fictional, but your tears are real.

  5. Liangliang

    才(cái)不是(bùshì)，是(shì)我的(wǒde)茶(chá)太(tài)烫(tàng)了(le)。

    Not at all, it is just that my tea is too hot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)认(rèn)为(wéi)圣(shèng)诞(dàn)老(lǎo)人(rén)是(shì)虚(xū)构(gòu)的(de)。

I don't believe Santa Claus is imaginary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)部(bù)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)里(lǐ)的(de)人(rén)物(wù)全(quán)是(shì)虚(xū)构(gòu)的(de)。

The characters in this novel are all fictional.

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