HSK 6 · Ideas

统筹兼顾 tǒngchóujiāngù “to plan as a whole and consider all aspects” in Chinese

Traditional 統籌兼顧

What 统筹兼顾 means

  1. to plan as a whole and consider all aspects
  2. an overall plan taking into account all factors

How to say 统筹兼顾

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale统tǒng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale筹chóu2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale兼jiān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale顾gù4th tone, falling

统筹兼顾 in a sentence

  1. 做计划要统筹兼顾,不能只看一个方面。

    Zuò jìhuà yào tǒngchóujiāngù, bùnéng zhǐ kàn yí ge fāngmiàn.

    When you plan, you have to consider everything as a whole, not just one side.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 工作和家庭要统筹兼顾。

    Gōngzuò hé jiātíng yào tǒngchóujiāngù.

    You have to balance work and family.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 统筹兼顾 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 统 (tǒng) with each of its parts in a different colour
统tǒngto gather
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 充to fill · chōngSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 充 (chōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tǒng.

The character 筹 (chóu) with each of its parts in a different colour
筹chóuchip; token; ticket
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 寿old age · shòuSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 寿 (shòu) hints at the sound. Compare it with chóu.

The character 兼 (jiān) drawn as one shape
兼jiāndouble

兼 is a single shape of 10 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 顾 (gù) with each of its parts in a different colour
顾gùto look after
  • 厄adversity · èSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 厄 (è) hints at the sound. Compare it with gù.

How to write 统筹兼顾

统 9 strokes · 筹 13 strokes · 兼 10 strokes · 顾 10 strokes

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统筹兼顾 (tǒngchóujiāngù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 统筹兼顾 (tǒngchóujiāngù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 统筹兼顾

Words with 统

Words with 筹

Words with 兼

Words with 顾

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FAQs

统筹兼顾 (tǒngchóujiāngù) means “to plan as a whole and consider all aspects” or “an overall plan taking into account all factors”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tǒngchóujiāngù: tǒng with a 3rd tone, then chóu with a 2nd tone, then jiān with a 1st tone, then gù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 统筹兼顾 is written 統籌兼顧. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tongchoujiangu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 统筹兼顾 from the suggestions. Typing tongchoujiangu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
统筹兼顾 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.