虚构 meaning in English

xūgòu

to make up; fabrication

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 虛構19 strokes

Meaning of 虚构

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xūgòu

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bù认rèn为wéi圣shèng诞dàn老lǎo人rén是shì虚xū构gòu的de。

I don't believe Santa Claus is imaginary.

故gù事shì里lǐ发fā生shēng的de事shì都dōu是shì虚xū构gòu出chū来lái的de。

All the events described in this story are imaginary.

我wǒ喜xǐ欢huān虚xū构gòu语yǔ言yán。

I like conlangs.

我wǒ爱ài虚xū构gòu的de语yǔ言yán。

I love fictional languages.

你nǐ说shuō尼ní斯sī湖hú水shuǐ怪guài是shì虚xū构gòu的de，但dàn我wǒ觉jué得de它tā真zhēn实shí存cún在zài。

You say Nessie is an imaginary being, but I think she exists.

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Words that share a character with 虚构.

机构	jīgòu	mechanism; structure
结构	jiégòu	structure; composition
构成	gòuchéng	to constitute; to form
构造	gòuzào	structure; composition
虚心	xūxīn	open-minded; humble
谦虚	qiānxū	modest; self-effacing
构建	gòujiàn	to construct (sth abstract)
虚弱	xūruò	weak; in poor health
空虚	kōngxū	hollow; emptiness
虚伪	xūwěi	false; hypocritical
虚假	xūjiǎ	false; phony; sham
虚拟	xūnǐ	to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical

What does 虚构 mean?

虚构 (xūgòu) means "to make up; fabrication" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 虚构?

虚构 is made of 2 characters: 虚 (11 strokes), 构 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 虚构 an HSK word?

Yes. 虚构 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 虚构 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 虚构 is written 虛構.