Definition
编造 has two main uses: (1) to compile/draw up (a list, budget, document) — similar to 编写 (compile/write) and 编制 (compile/organize), but 编造 emphasizes assembling from existing data; (2) to fabricate/make up (a lie, excuse, story) — more negative than 虚构 (fictionalize, neutral) and more specific than 编/造 (which are broader).
verb
to compileto draw up (a list, document, budget)to fabricateto make up (a lie, excuse, story)
Examples
- 编造。Tāmen biān zào le yí fèn niándù yùsuàn bàogào.They compiled an annual budget report.
- ，编造。Tā wèile táobì zérèn, biān zào le yí ge huāngmiù de jièkǒu.To avoid responsibility, he made up an absurd excuse.
- 编造。Nàxiē yáoyán quán shì yǒurén èyì biān zào chūlái de.Those rumors were all maliciously fabricated by someone.
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