# 筹码 (chóumǎ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 筹码 (chóumǎ) means “bargaining chip; gaming chip”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: bargaining chip; gaming chip
- Pinyin: chóumǎ (chou2 ma3)
- Traditional: 籌碼
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 经验是他谈判的最大筹码。
  Jīngyàn shì tā tánpàn de zuìdà chóumǎ.
  Experience is his biggest bargaining chip in talks.

## Characters

- [筹](https://hanziro.com/word/chou-prepare/) (chóu): to prepare; to raise funds
- [码](https://hanziro.com/word/ma-code/) (mǎ): code; number

https://hanziro.com/word/chou-ma-bargaining-chip/

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