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
chóu
to raise; to plan; to prepare
Character
Example phrases
- 他为重建基金筹了一笔启动资金，却拒绝公开捐赠者名单。 Tā wèi chóngjiàn jījīn chóu le yì bǐ qǐdòng zījīn, què jùjué gōngkāi juānzèngzhě míngdān. He raised a start-up fund for the reconstruction fund, but refused to disclose the donor list.
- 同学们为生病的老师筹了一些钱。 Tóngxuémen wèi shēngbìng de lǎoshī chóu le yìxiē qián. The students raised some money for their sick teacher.
- 他一时筹不齐学费，只好先向朋友借。 Tā yìshí chóu bu qí xuéfèi, zhǐhǎo xiān xiàng péngyou jiè. He couldn't gather the tuition all at once, so he had to borrow from friends first.
Related words
- 筹备 chóubèi to prepare, to make arrangements
- 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
- 拨款 bōkuǎn to allocate funds; allocated funds
- 财力 cáilì financial resources; financial strength
- 赤字 chìzì deficit