筹 meaning in English

chóu

chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 籌13 strokes

Meaning of 筹

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

筹 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā精jīng心xīn筹chóu备bèi了le这zhè个ge派pài对duì。
She made elaborate preparations for the party.
汤tāng姆mǔ正zhèng在zài为wèi玛mǎ莉lì筹chóu备bèi生shēng日rì派pài对duì。
Tom is planning a birthday party for Mary.
他tā正zhèng在zài筹chóu备bèi一yī次cì旅lǚ行xíng。
He is making preparations for a trip.
正zhèng在zài筹chóu划huà中zhōng……
It's being arranged.
这zhè里lǐ正zhèng在zài筹chóu划huà建jiàn设shè一yī座zuò发fā电diàn站zhàn。
Plans are being drawn up to build a power station here.

Stroke order for each character

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筹 chóu · chip · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 筹.

筹码chóumǎbargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
筹备chóubèipreparations; to get ready for sth
筹划chóuhuàto plan and prepare
筹集chóujíto collect money; to raise funds
筹办chóubànto arrange; to make preparations
筹措chóucuòto raise (money)
统筹tǒngchóuan overall plan; to plan an entire project as a whole
一筹莫展yīchóu-mòzhǎnto be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end
筹款chóukuǎnfundraising
筹钱chóuqiánto raise money

Questions about 筹

What does 筹 mean?

筹 (chóu) means "chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 筹?

筹 is made of 1 character: 筹 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 筹 an HSK word?

Yes. 筹 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 筹 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 筹 is written 籌.