挂钩掛鉤 guà gōu — to couple; to link; to hook together
guà (fourth tone, falling) gōu (first tone, high and level)gua4 gou1
Traditional: 掛鉤
to couple; to link; to hook together
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
to couple; to link; to hook together
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
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