筹备 (chóubèi) · to prepare

筹备 (chóubèi) means “to prepare; to make arrangements for”. It is written with 2 characters: 筹 (chip) + 备 (to prepare). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 筹备 is built

The characters

筹 chóu · chip

What 筹 is made of

⺮zhú — bamboo
寿shòu — old age
- 丰fēng — abundant
  - 三sān — three
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 寸cùn — inch

备 bèi · to prepare

What 备 is made of

夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: To go 夂 to the farm 田 to prepare for a harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

学校正在筹备运动会。Xuéxiào zhèngzài chóubèi yùndònghuì.The school is preparing for the sports meeting.

婚礼筹备了半年。Hūnlǐ chóubèi le bànnián.The wedding took half a year to prepare.

Questions about 筹备

What does 筹备 mean?

筹备 (chóubèi) means “to prepare; to make arrangements for”.

How do you pronounce 筹备?

筹备 is pronounced chóubèi.

Which HSK level is 筹备?

筹备 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 筹备 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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