Definition & Meaning

1.chip or counter used to keep count of something, often used for gambling in the past

2.advantages in a struggle or competition

Word usage

Words with chou ma

chóu mǎ

筹 码

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1
n.chip or counter used to keep count of something, often used for gambling in the past
- má jiàng de chóu mǎ
  麻将的筹码
  mahjong counters
- jiāng chóu mǎ huàn chéng xiàn qián
  将筹码换成现钱
  cash in one's chips
- tā de chóu mǎ shū guāng le zài gěi tā yī xiē
  他的筹码输光了，再给他一些。
  He has lost all his chips. Give him some more.
synonym
fǎ mǎ砝码
2
n.metaadvantages in a struggle or competition
- shì fàng qiú fàn bèi zuò wéi tǎo jià huán jià de chóu mǎ
  释放囚犯被作为讨价还价的筹码。
  The release of the prisoners was used as a bargaining chip.
- tā men zēng jiā chóu mǎ chū jià yī yì měi yuán shōu gòu gāi gōng sī
  他们增加筹码，出价一亿美元收购该公司。
  They’ve upped the ante by making a $100 million bid to buy the company.
- bǎo shǒu pài zhǐ zé kǎ tè zài yǔ é guó rén jǔ xíng cái jūn huì tán shí fàng qì le yī gè yǒu jià zhí de chóu mǎ
  保守派指责卡特在与俄国人举行裁军会谈时放弃了一个有价值的筹码。
  Conservatives charged that Carter had given up a valuable bargaining chip in the disarmament talks with the Russians.

Word usage

Note
"筹码" cannot be written as "筹马".
common measure word
"筹码" is often matched with measure word "个"or"把".
- 一个筹码
  one chip
- 一把筹码
  one handful of chips

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