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n.datedrank-and-file soldier
- kàn qǐ lai tā sì hū bèi zǒng tǒng dàng zuò le zhèng zhì zú zi
  看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。
  It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the president.
- wǒ zài zhè lǐ bù guò shì gè xiǎo zú zi ér yǐ
  我在这里不过是个小卒子而已。
  I am just a small potato here.
- rén zhì zhèng bèi yòng zuò zhèng zhì zú zi
  人质正被用作政治卒子。
  The hostage is being used as political pawn.
synonym
shì bīng士兵
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n.pawn, one of the pieces in Chinese chess
- guò hé zú zi dāng jū shǐ
  过河卒子当车使。
  A soldier across the river served as a chariot.

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