筹
chóu
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket
to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds); resource; way; means
我们正在为学校筹钱，希望大家支持。
wǒ men zhèng zài wèi xuéxiào chóu qián，xīwàng dàjiā zhīchí。
We are raising money for the school and hope everyone will support us.
这件事还没有筹划好，需要再想想。
zhè jiàn shì hái méiyǒu chóuhuà hǎo，xūyào zài xiǎngxiǎng。
This matter has not been planned out yet and needs more thought.
Words with 筹
运筹
yùn chóu
to plan
运筹学
yùn chóu xué
operations research (OR)
运筹帷幄
yùn chóu wéi wò
lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
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)
酒筹
jiǔ chóu
drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)
一筹莫展
yī chóu mò zhǎn
to be unable to find a solution
更胜一筹
gèng shèng yī chóu
superior by a notch
略胜一筹
lüè shèng yī chóu
slightly better
众筹
zhòng chóu
crowdfunding
筹备
chóu bèi
preparations
筹出
chóu chū
to plan out; to prepare
筹划
chóu huà
to plan and prepare