筹码 (籌碼)
chóu mǎ
Pinyin

Definition

筹码 (籌碼)
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chóu mǎ
  1. bargaining chip
  2. gaming chip
  3. casino token

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

二维码
èr wéi mǎ
  1. 1 two-dimensional barcode
  2. 2 QR code
密码
mì mǎ
  1. 1 secret code
  2. 2 ciphertext
  3. 3 password
  4. 4 PIN
数码
shù mǎ
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 numerals
  3. 3 figures
  4. 4 digital
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 numerical code
码
mǎ
  1. 1 weight
  2. 2 number
  3. 3 code
  4. 4 to pile
  5. 5 to stack
  6. 6 classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
码头
mǎ tóu
  1. 1 dock
  2. 2 pier
  3. 3 wharf
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (4)

船到码头，车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
  1. 1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
  2. 2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
觥筹交错
gōng chóu jiāo cuò
  1. 1 wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
  2. 2 to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom)
  3. 3 a big (drinking) party
运筹帷幄
yùn chóu wéi wò
  1. 1 lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. planning strategies
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外
yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài
  1. 1 a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

Sample Sentences

I played a bit. Actually, a lot of people go to Macao not planning to gamble. But in the end, they do. Because the big casinos usually have really fancy hotels. The room fees are very cheap, and you can convert them into chips. Basically, they're always trying to think of ways to get you hooked and make you gamble. If you don't have strong self-discipline, and you get addicted to gambling, I bet even you and your family's safety wouldn't be enough to get you to stop.
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