虚构

xū gòu

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to make up
2. fabrication
3. fictional
4. imaginary

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 真实 zhēn shí 真实 zhēn shí true; real 与“虚构”相对，表示实际存在的: true; real

Related words

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• 虚拟 xū nǐ 虚拟 xū nǐ to imagine; to make up 计算机或网络中的非现实模拟，如“虚拟现实”: to imagine; to make up

Synonyms

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• 编造 biān zào 编造 biān zào to compile 强调无中生有地创造，尤其用于编故事或借口: to compile
• 杜撰 dù zhuàn 杜撰 dù zhuàn to fabricate 指没有根据地编造，多用于文章、说法等: to fabricate

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“情节”“人物”“故事”搭配，如“故事情节纯属虚构”。

Common mistakes

“虚构”通常用于抽象事物（如故事、情节），不能用于具体物品的伪造，比如“虚构钞票”是错误的。

Example Sentences

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这个电影的情节是完全 虚构 的。

The plot of this movie is entirely fictional.

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Words Containing 虚构

• 向壁虚构 向壁虚构 xiàng bì xū gòu: facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
• 虚构小说 虚构小说 xū gòu xiǎo shuō: fiction

Child Words of 虚构

• 虚 虚 xū: emptiness
• 构 构 gòu: to construct