筹 chóu
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 寿 old age, longevity
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
筹码
chóumǎ
bargaining chip; counter
Characters in this word
码 mǎ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在谈判桌上，稳定的供应链成了企业最有分量的筹码。 Zài tánpàn zhuō shang, wěndìng de gōngyìngliàn chéng le qǐyè zuì yǒu fènliàng de chóumǎ. At the negotiating table, a stable supply chain became the company's weightiest bargaining chip.
- 他手里的筹码不多，只好先让步。 Tā shǒu lǐ de chóumǎ bù duō, zhǐhǎo xiān ràngbù. He didn't hold many bargaining chips, so he had to give way first.
- 孩子们玩游戏时用彩色的筹码当钱。 Háizimen wán yóuxì shí yòng cǎisè de chóumǎ dàng qián. When the children play the game they use coloured counters as money.
Related words
- 筹备 chóubèi to prepare, to make arrangements
- 筹 chóu to raise; to plan; to prepare
- 筹办 chóubàn to organise; to make arrangements for
- 筹措 chóucuò to raise; to collect funds or materials
- 筹划 chóuhuà to plan; to prepare
- 筹集 chóují to raise; to collect
- 统筹 tǒngchóu to plan as a whole; to coordinate
- 一筹莫展 yìchóumòzhǎn to be at one’s wits’ end
- 运筹帷幄 yùnchóuwéiwò to devise strategies from behind the scenes
- 号码 hàomǎ number
- 密码 mìmǎ password
- 数码 shùmǎ digital