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
筹办
chóubàn
to organise; to make arrangements for
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 市政府正在筹办国际论坛，但预算和安保方案仍需进一步细化。 Shìzhèngfǔ zhèngzài chóubàn guójì lùntán, dàn yùsuàn hé ānbǎo fāng'àn réng xū jìnyíbù xìhuà. The municipal government is organising an international forum, but the budget and security plan still need further refinement.
- 学校正在筹办一场新年晚会。 Xuéxiào zhèngzài chóubàn yì chǎng xīnnián wǎnhuì. The school is organising a New Year party.
- 他们打算筹办一家小型咖啡馆。 Tāmen dǎsuàn chóubàn yì jiā xiǎoxíng kāfēiguǎn. They plan to set up a small café.
Related words
- 筹备 chóubèi to prepare, to make arrangements
- 筹 chóu to raise; to plan; to prepare
- 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
- 办 bàn to handle; to do
- 办法 bànfǎ way; solution
- 办公室 bàngōngshì office