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chóu

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chóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chóu | chou2
English translation
chip (in gambling)
token (for counting)
ticket
to prepare
to plan
to raise (funds)
resource
means
chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money

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About chóu

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

chóu

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of chóu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺮寿

Semantic compound

zhú

Phonetic compound

寿 Shòu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhú represents the meaning and 寿 Shòu represents the sound. Simplified form of chóu .

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Example sentences using chóu

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我们 wǒmen 应该 yīnggāi 能够 néng gòu 筹集 chóu jí dào 足够 zú gòu de Qián gōng mǎi piào .

We should be able to dig up enough money for your ticket.

随着 suízhe 股指 gǔ zhǐ huí diào , QFII zhuǎn ér zuò duō 开始 kāishǐ féng chóu .

With stock back, QFII turn to do more to start bargain Xichou.

ruò 无力 wú lì 筹款 chóu kuǎn , yóu dài diàn .

If you are unable to raise yourselves, I will advance it.

水彩画 shuǐ cǎi huà 似乎 sìhū réng 油画 yóu huà 略逊一筹

Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.

摩根 Mó gēn 建议 jiànyì de 筹资 chóu zī 方法 fāngfǎ jūn wèi 奏效 zòu xiào

None of Morgan's proposed financings panned out.

Words with chóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chóu ticket chóu
筹码 chóu mǎ bargaining chip籌碼
筹备 chóubèi preparations籌備
筹集 chóu jí to collect money籌集
筹款 chóu kuǎn fundraising籌款
统筹 tǒng chóu an overall plan統籌
筹划 chóu huà to plan and prepare籌劃
筹资 chóu zī to raise resources籌資
筹建 chóu jiàn to prepare to build sth籌建
筹办 chóu bàn to arrange籌辦
筹措 chóu cuò to raise (money)籌措
一筹莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn to be at wits' end一籌莫展
筹委会 chóu wěi huì organizing committee籌委會
运筹帷幄 yùn chóu wéi wò fig. planning strategies運籌帷幄
统筹兼顾 tǒngchóujiāngù an overall plan taking into account all factors統籌兼顧
运筹 yùn chóu to plan運籌
略胜一筹 lu:è shèng yī chóu slightly better略勝一籌
觥筹交错 gōng chóu jiāo cuò a big (drinking) party觥籌交錯
筹募 chóu mù to raise funds籌募

chóu Decomposition & Compounds

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chóu Decomposition

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