走卒 (zǒu zú) — a pawn; a lackey; a person used by others for their own purposes
Definition
A literary/classical term for a 'pawn' or 'lackey' — a low-level person manipulated by others. In modern use, figurehead or underling is the closest English match.
noun
a pawna lackeya person used by others for their own purposes
Examples
- 走卒。Tā zhǐ shì bié rén shǒu zhōng de yí gè zǒu zú.He is just a pawn in someone else's hands.
- 走卒。Zhè xiē zǒu zú gēn běn bù zhī dào zì jǐ zài zuò shén me.These pawns have no idea what they are doing.
- 走卒。Tā bù xiǎng zài dāng bié rén de zǒu zú le.He doesn't want to be someone else's pawn anymore.
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