Definitions
- 1. chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket
- 2. to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)
- 3. resource; way; means
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When meaning 'to plan', 筹 is usually part of compounds like 筹备 or 筹划, not used alone. Using 筹 by itself to mean 'plan' is often unnatural.
Formality
筹 in compounds like 筹备 or 筹措 is formal; in spoken contexts, simpler verbs like 准备 or 借钱 might be used.
Example Sentences
1 shown他们正在 筹 款建学校。
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Words Containing 筹
to be unable to find a solution
preparations
to plan and prepare
to raise (money)
bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
to arrange; to make preparations
to collect money; to raise funds
an overall plan
an overall plan taking into account all factors
superior by a notch
slightly better
crowdfunding
to plan out; to prepare
to raise funds; to collect money
to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)
organizing committee
chip; counter
to prepare to build sth
to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)
to prepare to film; to plan a shoot
fundraising
astute; resourceful
to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads
to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for
to discuss (a plan)
to raise resources
to raise money
red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)
Unicom Red Chip, Hong Kong subsidiary of China Unicom 中國聯通|中国联通[zhōng guó lián tōng]
blue chip stock
wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
to plan
operations research (OR)
lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)