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? 核武器应被用作武器谈判的筹码吗？