Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

掛鉤

guàgōu

ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄡ

Simplified 挂钩

  1. 1to couple; to link; to hook together
  2. 2(fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
  3. 3(fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
  4. 4hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
Example

我把我的帽子掛在掛鉤上。

wǒ bǎ wǒ de màozi guà zài guàgōu shàng

I hung my hat on the peg.

Keep 掛鉤 and it comes back until you know it.

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