虚
构

To make up in Chinese: 虚构 (xū gòu)

xū gòu

to make up

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 虛構1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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虚
构

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ㄒㄩ

xū

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ ü—/ first tone

ㄍㄡˋ

gòu

ㄍ/ gㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

虚构

Simplified

虛構

Traditional

Example sentences

See 虚构 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这个故事完全是虚构的。

    zhè ge gù shì wán quán shì xū gòu de。

    This story is completely made up.

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Related words

虚

xū

emptiness

构成

gòu chéng

to constitute

结构

jié gòu

structure

谦虚

qiān xū

modest

虚心

xū xīn

open-minded

构造

gòu zào

structure

机构

jī gòu

mechanism

构建

gòu jiàn

to construct (sth abstract)

构思

gòu sī

to design

构想

gòu xiǎng

to conceive

空虚

kōng xū

hollow

虚幻

xū huàn

imaginary

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