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筹集

chóu jí · chou ji

Traditional 籌集

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to collect money; to raise funds
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The class trip fund

  1. Liangliang

    我们班(wǒmenbān)想(xiǎng)去(qù)春游(chūnyóu)，要(yào)筹集(chóují)一些(yīxiē)钱(qián)。

    Our class wants to go on a spring trip. We need to raise some money.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)筹集(chóují)呢(ne)？

    How do we raise it?

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)卖(mài)旧书(jiùshū)，每本(měiběn)两块钱(liǎngkuàiqián)。

    We can sell old books, two yuan each.

  4. Dengdeng

    我家(wǒjiā)有(yǒu)一千本(yīqiānběn)旧书(jiùshū)，筹集(chóují)的(de)钱(qián)够了(gòule)。

    I have a thousand old books at home. The money we raise will be enough!

  5. Liangliang

    你家(nǐjiā)是(shì)书店(shūdiàn)吗(ma)？

    Is your home a bookstore?

  6. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，我爸爸(wǒbàba)爱(ài)买(mǎi)书(shū)，妈妈(māma)说(shuō)该(gāi)卖了(màile)。

    No. My dad loves buying books, and Mum says it's time to sell.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)筹(chóu)集(jí)资(zī)金(jīn)修(xiū)建(jiàn)一(yí)座(zuò)新(xīn)桥(qiáo)。

They are raising funds to build a new bridge.

02

学(xué)校(xiào)为(wèi)贫(pín)困(kùn)学(xué)生(sheng)筹(chóu)集(jí)了(le)一(yì)笔(bǐ)助(zhù)学(xué)金(jīn)。

The school raised a sum of financial aid for impoverished students.

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