掛鉤 [挂钩]

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Pinyin guà gōu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to couple; to link; to hook together
  2. (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
  3. (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
  4. hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to link up with (e.g. a friend); to establish contact with
  2. verb
    to link up (e.g. two railway cars); to couple
  3. noun
    hook on which to hang something (Classifier: 個／个 m)
  4. noun
    coupling links (between two railway cars)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我把我的帽子挂在挂钩上。
    我把我的帽子掛在掛鉤上。
    wǒ bǎ wǒ de mào zi guà zài guà gōu shàng 。
    • I hung my hat on the peg.
  2. Mandarin
    汤姆将他的衬衣挂在了挂钩上。
    湯姆將他的襯衣掛在了掛鉤上。
    tāng mǔ jiāng tā de chèn yī guà zài le guà gōu shàng 。
    • Tom put his shirt on a hanger.
    • Tom hung his shirt on a coat hook.