筹

• Pinyin: chóu
• Desglose de hanzi: 筹 = ⺮ (bamboo) + 寿 (longevity, phonetic) = counting stick/to plan

Significado

planificar; recaudar fondos; ficha (de juego)

Core morpheme in many planning and fundraising words: 筹备 (prepare), 筹划 (plan), 筹集 (raise funds), 筹码 (chip). Rarely used alone in modern Chinese except in set phrases.

Ejemplos

1. 公司正在筹资建设新的生产线。
2. 他们统筹全局，步步为营。
3. 这件事需要从长计筹。

Guía de uso

Contexto: business, planning, finance

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 我们需要筹更多资金才能启动项目。(We need to raise more funds before we can launch the project.)
• 这次活动由市政府统筹安排。(This event is coordinated and arranged by the city government.)

Incorrecto

• 我筹一下 (Too vague — use specific compounds like 筹备, 筹划, 筹集 instead)

Origen e historia

Originally meant bamboo counting sticks used for calculation. Extended to mean planning and calculating, then to raising resources.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal