挂钩
guà gōu
Pinyin

Definition

挂钩
 - 
guà gōu
  1. hook (on which to hang sth)
  2. to couple
  3. to link together
  4. to establish contact with
  5. hook
  6. coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

挂
guà
  1. 1 to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
  2. 2 to hang up (the phone)
  3. 3 (of a line) to be dead
  4. 4 to be worried or concerned
  5. 5 to make a phone call (dialect)
  6. 6 to register or record
  7. 7 classifier for sets or clusters of objects
  8. 8 (slang) to kill
  9. 9 to die
  10. 10 to be finished
  11. 11 to fail (an exam)
挂住
guà zhù
  1. 1 to get caught (entangled)
  2. 2 to catch (on sth)
挂念
guà niàn
  1. 1 concerned
挂科
guà kē
  1. 1 to fail (a course)
牵挂
qiān guà
  1. 1 to worry about
  2. 2 to be concerned about
上钩
shàng gōu
  1. 1 to take the bait
外挂
wài guà
  1. 1 attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)
  2. 2 plug-in
  3. 3 add-on
  4. 4 special software used to cheat in an online game
悬挂
xuán guà
  1. 1 to suspend
  2. 2 to hang
  3. 3 (vehicle) suspension
挂失
guà shī
  1. 1 to report the loss of something
挂好
guà hǎo
  1. 1 to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
挂彩
guà cǎi
  1. 1 to decorate for festive occasions
  2. 2 to be wounded in action
挂断
guà duàn
  1. 1 to hang up (a phone)
挂历
guà lì
  1. 1 wall calendar
挂机
guà jī
  1. 1 to hang up (a phone)
  2. 2 to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc)
挂牌
guà pái
  1. 1 lit. to hang up a plate
  2. 2 to open up for business
  3. 3 listed (on stock market)
挂号
guà hào
  1. 1 to register (at a hospital etc)
  2. 2 to send by registered mail
挂起
guà qǐ
  1. 1 to hang up (a picture etc)
  2. 2 to hoist up (a flag)
  3. 3 (computing) to suspend (a process)
  4. 4 (of a system) to hang
  5. 5 pending (operation)
挂钩
guà gōu
  1. 1 hook (on which to hang sth)
  2. 2 to couple
  3. 3 to link together
  4. 4 to establish contact with
  5. 5 hook
  6. 6 coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)
挂钟
guà zhōng
  1. 1 wall clock
挂面
guà miàn
  1. 1 pasta
  2. 2 noodles

Idioms (11)

一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
挂一漏万
guà yī lòu wàn
  1. 1 to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave out much more than one includes
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
牵肠挂肚
qiān cháng guà dù
  1. 1 deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
  1. 1 steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu
  1. 1 steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)

Sample Sentences

唉！现在全世界的经济都是互相挂钩的，以后会怎么样还不知道呢！
ài ！xiànzài quánshìjiè de jīngjì dōu shì hùxiāng guàgōu de ，yǐhòu huì zěnmeyàng hái bù zhīdào ne ！
Ah! Now all economies around the world are linked to each other, so who knows what will happen in the future!
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资本主义国家嘛，什么都跟钱挂钩，连军人都职业化了。听说工资还不低呢，退伍以后政府还会给他们提供工作机会。
zīběnzhǔyì guójiā ma ，shénme dōu gēn qián ，lián jūnrén dōu zhíyèhuà le 。tīngshuō gōngzī hái bù dī ne ，tuìwǔ yǐhòu zhèngfǔ hái huì gěi tāmen tígōng gōngzuò jīhuì 。
Everything's tied to money in capitalist countries; even military service has become a profession. I've heard that not only is the salary pretty high, but the government will also provide you with job opportunities after you've served.
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