Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Fictitious / Fictional: Refers to something that is invented or imagined, not based on real events or facts. It is commonly used to describe elements within creative works like novels, films, or stories.
   • Fabricated: Describes something that has been constructed or concocted, often implying it is not genuine or authentic.

2. Verb:

   • To invent / To fabricate: The act of creating or devising something from imagination, especially in the context of artistic or literary creation.
   • To fictionalize: The process of turning real events or ideas into a fictional narrative.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Nhân vật trong truyện hoàn toàn là hư cấu. (The characters in the story are completely fictitious.)
  • Đó là một tình tiết hư cấu, không có thật. (That is a fictional plot point, not real.)

• Verb:

  • Nhà văn phải biết cách hư cấu cốt truyện. (A writer must know how to invent a plot.)
  • Anh ấy hư cấu ra một thế giới kỳ diệu. (He fabricated a magical world.)

Advanced Usage

• "tác phẩm hư cấu": Fictional work.

  • Bà ấy chỉ viết các tác phẩm hư cấu. (She only writes fictional works.)

• "yếu tố hư cấu": Fictional element.

  • Phim có nhiều yếu tố hư cấu dựa trên sự kiện lịch sử. (The film has many fictional elements based on historical events.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hư cấu hóa (v): To fictionalize.

  • Cuốn sách đã hư cấu hóa cuộc đời của một nhà khoa học. (The book fictionalized the life of a scientist.)

• Phi hư cấu (adj/n): Non-fiction.

  • Tôi thích đọc sách phi hư cấu hơn. (I prefer reading non-fiction books.)

Synonyms

• Fictitious: Not real or true; imaginary.
• Invented: Created by thought or imagination.
• Fabricated: Invented or concocted, typically with deceitful intent, but in art, it means creatively constructed.
• Imaginary: Existing only in the imagination.

Related Idioms

Note: "hư cấu" is a formal/literary term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily direct.

1. Invent, imagine (a work of fiction...)
   • nhà tiểu thuyết, tất phải hư cấu
     As a novelist, one is bound to ivent
2. Fictitious, fictive