to make preparations or get ready for a specific event, organization, or project

a comprehensive and coordinated plan or arrangement

bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token

to collect money; to raise funds

to prepare to build something

to raise funds; fundraising

to raise resources

to plan and prepare

to raise (money)

to arrange; to make preparations

to be unable to find a solution; to be at one's wits' end

an overall plan taking into account all factors

superior by a notch; a cut above; even better

to devise battle plans or coordinate strategies, typically from a command center or behind the scenes

to devise a strategy or formulate a scheme

slightly better or a cut above in comparison

a lively scene at a banquet or party where wine cups and game chips are passed around as guests drink and socialize together

to be slightly inferior; to be a notch below; to fall a bit short compared to someone or something else

operations research (OR)

to raise funds; to collect money

to perform mathematical calculations, historically using bamboo tokens on a counting board or counting rods

to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)

to discuss (a plan)

to discuss a plan or negotiate an outcome

astute; resourceful

Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange

to raise money

to work out a strategy; to come up with a plan

Unicom Red Chip, the Hong Kong subsidiary of China Unicom [[中国联通|中國聯通|Zhong1 guo2 Lian2 tong1]]

blue chip stock

to prepare to film; to plan a shoot

chip; counter

to plan out or prepare (especially resources or funds)

to devise strategies in a command tent and determine victory from a thousand miles away

chips or tallies used in drinking games, typically strips of bamboo inscribed with lines of poetry