筹码 (chóu mǎ) — gaming chip, casino token; bargaining chip (negotiation advantage)
Definition
Two senses: literal casino tokens (gaming chips) and, metaphorically, any asset used as leverage in negotiation ("bargaining chip"). The figurative sense is by far the more common in news and formal writing.
noun
gaming chipcasino tokenbargaining chip (negotiation advantage)
Measure word · 枚
Examples
- 筹码。Tā yíng le hěn duō chóu mǎ.He won a lot of chips.
- ，筹码。Zhè cì tán pàn, wǒ men de chóu mǎ bú gòu.In this negotiation, we don't have enough bargaining chips.
- 筹码。Tā bǎ suǒ yǒu chóu mǎ dōu huàn chéng le xiàn jīn.He cashed in all the chips.
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