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chóu
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket
  2. 2. to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)
  3. 3. resource; way; means

Words Containing 筹

筹码
chóu mǎ

bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token

蓝筹股
lán chóu gǔ

blue chip stock

联通红筹公司
lián tōng hóng chóu gōng sī

Unicom Red Chip, Hong Kong subsidiary of China Unicom 中國聯通|中国联通[zhōng guó lián tōng]

更胜一筹
gèng shèng yī chóu

superior by a notch

红筹股
hóng chóu gǔ

red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)

筹委会
chóu wěi huì

organizing committee

筹建
chóu jiàn

to prepare to build sth

略胜一筹
lüe4 shèng yī chóu

slightly better

统筹兼顾
tǒng chóu jiān gù

an overall plan taking into account all factors

酒筹
jiǔ chóu

drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)

筹资
chóu zī

to raise resources

筹款
chóu kuǎn

fundraising

运筹帷幄
yùn chóu wéi wò

lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)

筹集
chóu jí

to collect money; to raise funds

筹钱
chóu qián

to raise money

筹募
chóu mù

to raise funds; to collect money

觥筹交错
gōng chóu jiāo cuò

wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined

筹划
chóu huà

to plan and prepare

统筹
tǒng chóu

an overall plan

筹略
chóu lüe4

astute; resourceful

筹议
chóu yì

to discuss (a plan)

一筹莫展
yī chóu mò zhǎn

to be unable to find a solution

筹出
chóu chū

to plan out; to prepare

筹思
chóu sī

to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)

运筹学
yùn chóu xué

operations research (OR)

筹拍
chóu pāi

to prepare to film; to plan a shoot

众筹
zhòng chóu

crowdfunding

筹子
chóu zi

chip; counter

筹措
chóu cuò

to raise (money)

运筹
yùn chóu

to plan

筹办
chóu bàn

to arrange; to make preparations

筹算
chóu suàn

to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads

筹备
chóu bèi

preparations

筹谋
chóu móu

to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan for

筹商
chóu shāng

to discuss (a plan); to negotiate (an outcome)

运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外
yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài

a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)