筹措 chóucuò to raise (money)
How to remember 筹措: 筹 chip + 措 to arrange = to raise (money).
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How it is used
- To raise/scrape together (funds or supplies) - 筹措资金 (chóucuò zījīn) to raise money; 筹措经费 to secure funding.
- Almost always about money/resources; formal, written.
- Near-synonym 筹集 (chóují) is close; 筹措 can carry a sense of managing to arrange despite difficulty.