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
筹措
chóucuò
to raise; to collect funds or materials
Characters in this word
措 cuò
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医院需要在年底前筹措资金，更新老化的急救设备。 Yīyuàn xūyào zài niándǐ qián chóucuò zījīn, gēngxīn lǎohuà de jíjiù shèbèi. The hospital needs to raise funds before the end of the year to replace ageing emergency equipment.
- 农民们到处筹措种子和肥料，准备春耕。 Nóngmínmen dàochù chóucuò zhǒngzi hé féiliào, zhǔnbèi chūngēng. The farmers scrambled to gather seed and fertiliser to prepare for spring ploughing.
- 为了筹措旅费，他周末都在打工。 Wèile chóucuò lǚfèi, tā zhōumò dōu zài dǎgōng. To come up with the travel money, he works part-time every weekend.
Related words
- 筹备 chóubèi to prepare, to make arrangements
- 筹 chóu to raise; to plan; to prepare
- 筹办 chóubàn to organise; to make arrangements for
- 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
- 措施 cuòshī measure; step
- 不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò to be at a loss; not know what to do
- 措手不及 cuòshǒubùjí to be caught off guard; to be unprepared