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筹码

chóu mǎ · chou ma

Traditional 籌碼

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
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In a conversation

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The last chip

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)每(měi)人(rén)十个(shígè)筹码(chóumǎ)。

    In this game everyone gets ten chips.

  2. Liangliang

    筹码(chóumǎ)用完(yòngwán)就(jiù)输(shū)了(le)吗(ma)？

    If the chips run out, do you lose?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)还(hái)有(yǒu)八个(bāgè)筹码(chóumǎ)。

    Yes. Look, I still have eight chips.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)一个(yīgè)了(le)。用(yòng)它(tā)换(huàn)你(nǐ)的(de)零食(língshí)，行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    I only have one left. Can I trade it for your snacks?

  5. Dengdeng

    成交(chéngjiāo)！这(zhè)是(shì)今天(jīntiān)最(zuì)贵(guì)的(de)筹码(chóumǎ)。

    Deal! This is the most expensive chip today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

谈(tán)判(pàn)中(zhōng)，时(shí)间(jiān)往(wǎng)往(wǎng)是(shì)最(zuì)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)筹(chóu)码(mǎ)。

In negotiations, time is often the most important bargaining chip.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)的(de)筹(chóu)码(mǎ)全(quán)部(bù)推(tuī)到(dào)了(le)中(zhōng)间(jiān)。

He pushed all the chips on the table to the middle.

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