"pawns" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 兵
• 棋子 (象棋)

Definition

象棋中最小、最多的棋子，每次只能向前移动一格。“兵”也表示被他人利用的人或工具。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在象棋中是最基本的棋子，比喻时指被人操控、利用的普通人。在“被当作棋子/兵”中常用。通常不指重要或有权力的人。

Examples

There are eight pawns on each side in chess.

每方象棋有八个**兵**。

The pawns move forward, but only attack diagonally.

**兵**只能往前走，只能斜着吃子。

He lost all his pawns early in the game.

他一开始就丢掉了所有的**兵**。

In that company, new employees are just pawns in a bigger system.

在那家公司，新员工只不过是大系统中的**棋子**。

Sometimes, politicians treat ordinary people like pawns to win elections.

有时，政治家把普通人当作**棋子**来赢得选举。

You shouldn’t let yourself become one of his pawns.

你不应该让自己变成他的**棋子**之一。