挂钩 meaning in English

guàgōu

to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 掛鉤18 strokes

Meaning of 挂钩

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guàgōu

to couple; to link; to hook together
(fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
(fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling

挂钩 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ把bǎ我wǒ的de帽mào子zi挂guà在zài挂guà钩gōu上shàng。

I hung my hat on the peg.

汤tāng姆mǔ将jiāng他tā的de衬chèn衣yī挂guà在zài了le挂guà钩gōu上shàng。

Tom hung his shirt on a coat hook.

在zài很hěn多duō人rén的de印yìn象xiàng中zhōng，五wǔ声shēng音yīn阶jiē往wǎng往wǎng与yǔ中zhōng国guó音yīn乐yuè挂guà钩gōu。

For many individuals, the pentatonic scale is associated with Chinese music.

齐qí里lǐ在zài车chē库kù里lǐ装zhuāng上shàng了le用yòng来lái挂guà园yuán艺yì工gōng具jù的de挂guà钩gōu。

Ziri put up hooks for gardening tools in the garage.

Stroke order for each character

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挂 guà · to hang · 9 strokes

钩 gōu · to hook · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 挂钩.

挂念	guàniàn	to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
钩子	gōuzi	hook
悬挂	xuánguà	to suspend; to hang
牵挂	qiānguà	to worry about; to be concerned about
挂号	guàhào	to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
挂失	guàshī	to report the loss of something
上钩	shànggōu	to take the bait
挂断	guàduàn	to hang up (a phone)
一丝不挂	yīsībùguà	not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing
鱼钩	yúgōu	fishhook
挂线	guàxiàn	to hang up the phone
倒挂	dàoguà	lit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading

Questions about 挂钩

What does 挂钩 mean?

挂钩 (guàgōu) means "to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 挂钩?

挂钩 is made of 2 characters: 挂 (9 strokes), 钩 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 挂钩 an HSK word?

Yes. 挂钩 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 挂钩 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 挂钩 is written 掛鉤.