# 虚构 (xūgòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 虚构 (xūgòu) means “to make up; fictional”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to make up; fictional
- Pinyin: xūgòu (xu1 gou4)
- Traditional: 虛構
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这部小说里的故事完全是虚构的。
  Zhè bù xiǎoshuō lǐ de gùshi wánquán shì xūgòu de.
  The story in this novel is completely fictional.

## Characters

- [虚](https://hanziro.com/word/xu-empty/) (xū): empty; false
- 构 (gòu): to reach by stretching; to construct

https://hanziro.com/word/xu-gou-make-up/

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