qí​zǐ HSK7

chess piece

棋子 qí​zǐ
chess piece noun
a small object moved on a board in games such as chess, Go, or checkers

This set of chess pieces is made of jade.

pawn noun
a person who is manipulated or used by others for their own ends

He doesn't want to be a pawn in someone else's political game.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.80 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.66 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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