a fact or a thing that a person or a group of people can use to get an advantage for themselves when they are trying to reach an agreement with another group 讨价还价的筹码;谈判中的有利条件 The release of the prisoners was used as a bargaining chip. 释放囚犯被用作讨价还价的筹码。 Ownership of the land gives us a strong bargaining counter. 领有这片土地使我们在谈判中处于优势。 Should nuclear weapons be used as bargaining chips in arms negotiations? 核武器是否应该作为武器谈判的筹码?