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统筹 (tǒng chóu) — to plan and coordinate comprehensively; to take an overall approach

Definition

A formal verb for 'to plan holistically and coordinate all parts of a project or system.' Emphasizes unifying scattered resources, schedules, or goals under one overall plan — stronger than 计划, which is just 'to plan'.

verb
to plan and coordinate comprehensivelyto take an overall approach

Examples

  • 统筹。
    Wǒ men bì xū tǒng chóu zhěng gè xiàng mù de jìn dù hé zī yuán.
    We must coordinate the progress and resources of the entire project.
  • 统筹。
    Zhèng fǔ xū yào tǒng chóu jīng jì fā zhǎn yǔ huán jìng bǎo hù.
    The government needs to coordinate economic development and environmental protection.
  • 统筹，。
    Jīng guò xiáng xì de tǒng chóu, zhè ge fāng àn zhōng yú kě yǐ shí shī le.
    After detailed overall planning, this plan can finally be implemented.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

统tǒngoverall
筹chóuplan

统 'overall' and 筹 'plan' combine to mean planning a whole project.

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 統; 统 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
充
充chōng統tǒng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 統 uses 糸 as a meaning part and 充 as a sound part; the simplified 统 is a later shorthand, so this story is about 統, not about 统's parts.

Open 统 →

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 →
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