胡編

胡编
húbiān
  1. to make things up
  2. to concoct (a story, an excuse etc)

CEDICT

to fabricate; to cook up; to make things up; to concoct (a story, an excuse etc.)

Wiktionary

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維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 胡 hú
  1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
  6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 hú)
=1 胡 hú used in 衚衕 hútòng
=1 胡 hú
  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. whiskers
2 編 biān
  1. to weave
  2. to plait
  3. to organize
  4. to group
  5. to arrange
  6. to edit
  7. to compile
  8. to write
  9. to compose
  10. to fabricate
  11. to make up

Containing this entry

胡編亂造 húbiānluànzào
  1. to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
  2. to make things up

Related entries

胡編亂造 húbiānluànzào
  1. to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
  2. to make things up
炮製 páozhì
  1. to concoct
  2. to invent
  3. to fabricate
  4. to produce
  5. to process
  6. processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
人們很容易將能源和電力小組委員會的大多數成員描述為笨蛋。他們散佈石油和煤炭公司炮製的虛假信息，以最大限度地減少全球氣候變遷的重要性，被稱為科學文盲。

One can easily characterize a majority of the energy and power subcommittee members as nincompoops — scientific illiterates who spread misinformation crafted by oil and coal companies in order to minimize the significance of global climate change.

Source: Tatoeba

臆造 yìzào
  1. to concoct
  2. to dream up
配製 pèizhì
  1. to compound (medicines etc)
  2. to prepare (by mixing ingredients)
  3. to concoct
編造 biānzào
  1. to compile
  2. to draw up
  3. to fabricate
  4. to invent
  5. to concoct
  6. to make up
  7. to cook up
他编造了一个借口。

He made up an excuse.

He thought up an excuse.

Source: Tatoeba