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棋子
qí zǐ
Meaning
- chess piece
- (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
Definition
棋子：下棋时所用的子，也比喻被操纵的人或事物。
Chess piece; also metaphorically refers to a person or thing that is manipulated.
Usage
常用作名词，指棋类游戏中的子；在比喻义中，指被他人利用或控制的人。
Used as a noun, referring to pieces in board games; in a metaphorical sense, it refers to a person who is used or controlled by others.
Examples
- 1 这盘棋他的棋子已经所剩无几了。（In this chess game, he has very few pieces left.）
- 2 在政治斗争中，他只是一枚棋子。（In political struggles, he is just a pawn.）
- 3 国际象棋中每个棋子都有不同的走法。（In chess, each piece has different moves.）
- 4 我们不应该把员工当作棋子来使用。（We should not treat employees as pawns.）
- 5 他意识到自己只是别人手中的一颗棋子。（He realized that he was just a pawn in someone else's hands.）
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