挂钩

挂钩

Quick Facts

• Pinyin: guà gōu
• Traditional: 掛鉤
• HSK: new-7+
• Part of speech: v

Meanings

• to couple; to link; to hook together
• (fig.) (preceded by 与 + {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