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筹措 (chóu cuò) — to raise (funds, money)

Definition

筹措 (chóucuò) focuses on actively arranging and gathering the money itself. Compare 筹集 (to collect funds) and 集资 (to pool money for a purpose) — all mean 'raise funds'.

verb
to raise (funds, money)

Examples

  • 筹措。
    Tā men zhèng zài wèi xiàng mù chóu cuò zī jīn.
    They are raising funds for the project.
  • 筹措。
    Yín háng tóng yì bāng zhù wǒ men chóu cuò dài kuǎn.
    The bank agreed to help us raise a loan.
  • 筹措。
    Jiào yù jīng fèi xū yào duō fāng chóu cuò.
    Education funding needs to be raised from multiple sources.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

筹chóuplan
措cuòarrange

筹 and 措 both describe planning and arranging, together meaning to raise funds.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 籌; 筹 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
壽
壽shòu籌chóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 籌 has 竹 (bamboo) on top and 壽 below as the sound part; the simplified 筹 is a later shorthand.

Open 筹 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
昔
昔xī措cuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌 shows a hand, and the right side 昔 gives the sound; together they form 措.

Open 措 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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