筹 chóu
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 寿 old age, longevity
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
筹备
chóubèi
to prepare, to make arrangements
Characters in this word
备 bèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 夂 — to go
- Made of
- 夂 to go 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 为了筹备这次国际会议，秘书处提前半年联系了各国代表。 Wèile chóubèi zhè cì guójì huìyì, mìshūchù tíqián bàn nián liánxì le gè guó dàibiǎo. To prepare for this international conference, the secretariat contacted representatives from various countries half a year in advance.
- 同学们正在筹备毕业晚会，每个人都很忙。 Tóngxuémen zhèngzài chóubèi bìyè wǎnhuì, měi ge rén dōu hěn máng. The classmates are preparing the graduation party, and everyone is busy.
- 这家餐厅还在筹备中，下个月才开业。 Zhè jiā cāntīng hái zài chóubèi zhōng, xià ge yuè cái kāiyè. This restaurant is still being prepared and only opens next month.
Related words
- 筹 chóu to raise; to plan; to prepare
- 筹办 chóubàn to organise; to make arrangements for
- 筹措 chóucuò to raise; to collect funds or materials
- 筹划 chóuhuà to plan; to prepare
- 筹集 chóují to raise; to collect
- 筹码 chóumǎ bargaining chip; counter
- 统筹 tǒngchóu to plan as a whole; to coordinate
- 一筹莫展 yìchóumòzhǎn to be at one’s wits’ end
- 运筹帷幄 yùnchóuwéiwò to devise strategies from behind the scenes
- 准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare; to plan to
- 设备 shèbèi equipment
- 具备 jùbèi to have; to be equipped with