Definition
杜撰 means to fabricate or make up something false, especially a story, excuse, or piece of information, with the implication that it is groundless or invented. It is a formal/literary verb, more specific than 编造 or 捏造, and often carries a negative judgment.
v.
to fabricate (a story, excuse, etc.)to make up (something false)
Examples
- 杜撰。Tā dù zhuàn le yí gè jièkǒu lái táobì zérèn.He fabricated an excuse to shirk responsibility.
- 杜撰。Zhè piān wénzhāng de nèiróng wánquán shì dù zhuàn chūlái de.The content of this article is completely fabricated.
- 杜撰，。Búyào dù zhuàn shùjù, kēxué yánjiū xūyào zhēnshí.Don't fabricate data; scientific research requires truth.
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