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运筹

yùn chóu

to plan

运筹学

yùn chóu xué

operations research (OR)

运筹帷幄

yùn chóu wéi wò

lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)

运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外

yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài

a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

酒筹

jiǔ chóu

drinking game chips (typically in the form of strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry)

一筹莫展

yī chóu mò zhǎn

to be unable to find a solution

更胜一筹

gèng shèng yī chóu

superior by a notch

略胜一筹

lüè shèng yī chóu

slightly better

众筹

zhòng chóu

crowdfunding

筹备

chóu bèi

preparations

筹出

chóu chū

to plan out; to prepare

筹划

chóu huà

to plan and prepare