棋子 (qí zǐ) — chess piece; (figurative) pawn; someone manipulated by others

Definition

Examples

• 他从地上捡起了一颗棋子。
  Tā cóng dì shàng jiǎn qǐ le yì kē qí zǐ.
  He picked up a chess piece from the floor.
• 在这个计划里，我们只是别人手中的棋子。
  Zài zhè ge jì huà lǐ, wǒ men zhǐ shì bié rén shǒu zhōng de qí zǐ.
  In this plan, we are just pawns in someone else's hands.
• 一副象棋有三十二个棋子。
  Yí fù xiàng qí yǒu sān shí èr gè qí zǐ.
  A set of Chinese chess has thirty-two pieces.