编造

編造
biānzào
verb HSK 7-9 #6,742

Meanings

  1. 1 to fabricate
  2. 2 to make up
  3. 3 to compile

Examples

HSK 2
Zhège gùshì wánquán shì biānzào de.
This story is entirely made up.
HSK 7-9
Tā biānzào le yīgè jièkǒu.
He fabricated an excuse.
HSK 7-9
Bùyào biānzào huǎngyán.
Don't fabricate lies.

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

biān
zào