虚构

make up, invent, fabricate

verb Rare #18,388
make up, invent, fabricate Often used for stories, facts, or other things that are not real.
CH: 他虚构了一个故事。
EN: He made up a story.

只不过,大多数人都以为海盗是虚构出来的。

It’s just that most people think pirates are fictional.

你们这段婚姻也是虚构的吗?

Is your marriage also a sham?

— 英国病人 (1996)

不,并非虚构的

No, it’s not made up.

— 英国病人 (1996)

她一直表示她的作品是虚构的

She has consistently maintained that her work is fictional.

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

“非虚构类的呢?”

What about nonfiction?

或者那个,虚构你会想…这人真是障碍,我怎么摆脱他

Or that—say, imagine you wanted to… This person is such an obstacle. How do I get rid of him?

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

我爱虚构的语言。

I love fictional languages.

只是个虚构的故事

It's just a fictional story.

— 绝美之城 (2013)