Definition
noun
chess piece(figurative) pawnsomeone manipulated by others
Measure word · 个, 颗
Easily confused
- 妻子qī zisound-alikewife
Examples
- 棋子。Tā cóng dì shàng jiǎn qǐ le yì kē qí zǐ.He picked up a chess piece from the floor.
- ,棋子。Zài zhège jìhuà lǐ, wǒmen zhǐ shì biérén shǒu zhōng de qí zǐ.In this plan, we are just pawns in someone else's hands.
- 棋子。Yí fù xiàngqí yǒu sānshí èr gè qí zǐ.A set of Chinese chess has thirty-two pieces.
Browse more HSK 6 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.