编 biān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 扁 flat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
编造
biānzào
to fabricate; to make up
Characters in this word
造 zào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 告 to tell, to inform, to announce
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他为了逃避责任编造了一套说辞，却被监控录像当场戳穿。 Tā wèile táobì zérèn biānzào le yí tào shuōcí, què bèi jiānkòng lùxiàng dāngchǎng chuōchuān. To avoid responsibility, he fabricated an explanation, only for the surveillance footage to expose him on the spot.
- 他编造了一个理由，说自己路上堵车了。 Tā biānzào le yí ge lǐyóu, shuō zìjǐ lùshang dǔchē le. He made up an excuse, saying he had been stuck in traffic.
- 这个故事是编造的，千万别当真。 Zhège gùshi shì biānzào de, qiānwàn bié dàngzhēn. This story is made up, so don't take it seriously.
Related words
- 编 biān to make; to weave
- 编辑 biānjí to edit
- 编辑 biānji editor
- 编写 biānxiě to write
- 改编 gǎibiān to adapt
- 编程 biānchéng to programme; programming
- 编号 biānhào to number; serial number
- 编剧 biānjù screenwriter; to write a script
- 编排 biānpái to arrange; to organise
- 编制 biānzhì to compile; establishment/staffing
- 编织 biānzhī to weave; to knit; to construct
- 邮编 yóubiān postal code; postcode