编造

編造

biānzào

verb HSK 7 #6,742

Meanings

1 to fabricate
2 to make up
3 to compile

Characters

Examples

他编造了一个借口。

Tā biānzào le yī gè jièkǒu.

He fabricated an excuse.

不要编造谎言。

Bùyào biānzào huǎngyán.

Don't fabricate lies.

这个故事完全是编造的。

Zhège gùshì wánquán shì biānzào de.

This story is entirely made up.

Tips

usage

编造 can mean both legitimate compiling (编造预算 compile a budget) and negative fabricating (编造谎言 fabricate lies). Context determines the meaning, but the negative sense is far more common in everyday use.

Stroke Order

编 biān

造 zào