筹码

• 拼音: chóu mǎ
• 汉字拆解: 筹 = ⺮ (bamboo) + 寿 (phonetic) = chip; 码 = 石 (stone) + 马 (horse, phonetic) = counter

含义

Chip; counter; bargaining chip; leverage.

Originally casino chips or game counters. Extended metaphorically to mean anything used as leverage in negotiations or competitions. Common in business and political discourse.

例句

1. 在谈判中，价格是我们最重要的筹码。
2. 他手里没有什么筹码，只能接受对方的条件。
3. 专业技能是职场竞争中最有力的筹码。

用法指南

语境: negotiation, business, gambling

语气: strategic

正确说法

• 掌握核心技术就是最大的筹码。(Mastering core technology is the biggest bargaining chip.)
• 她把这个秘密当作要挟对方的筹码。(She used this secret as leverage to threaten the other party.)

错误说法

• 我买了筹码 (In literal gambling context, say 换筹码 for exchanging chips)

起源与历史

Compound of 筹 (counting stick/chip) and 码 (counter/number). Originally referred to gambling chips.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal