钩 (鉤)
gōu
Pinyin

Definition

钩 (鉤)
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gōu
  1. to hook
  2. to sew
  3. to crochet
  4. hook
  5. check mark or tick
  6. window catch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

上钩
shàng gōu
  1. 1 to take the bait
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)
钩
gōu
  1. 1 to hook
  2. 2 to sew
  3. 3 to crochet
  4. 4 hook
  5. 5 check mark or tick
  6. 6 window catch
倒钩
dào gōu
  1. 1 barb
  2. 2 bicycle kick, or overhead kick (football)
打钩
dǎ gōu
  1. 1 to tick
  2. 2 to check
  3. 3 tick mark
  4. 4 check mark

Idioms (4)

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
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

而且又远射又凌空抽射的，最后还几乎完成了倒挂金钩，一球比一球震撼呐！
érqiě yòu yuǎnshè yòu língkōng chōushè de ，zuìhòu hái jīhū wánchéng le dàoguà jīngōu ，yī qiú bǐ yī qiú zhènhàn nà ！
And he made that long shot volley, then he almost managed a bicycle kick in the end. Each shot was more stunning than the last!
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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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也许吧。不过也有可能是在钓鱼，就看哪个凯子会上钩。
yěxǔ ba 。bùguò yě yǒu kěnéng shì zài diàoyú ，jiù kàn nǎge kǎizi huì shànggōu 。
Probably. But she also might be "fishing", just waiting to see which rich guy she can hook.
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I played a bit. Actually, a lot of people go to Macao not planning to gamble. But in the end, they do. Because the big casinos usually have really fancy hotels. The room fees are very cheap, and you can convert them into chips. Basically, they're always trying to think of ways to get you hooked and make you gamble. If you don't have strong self-discipline, and you get addicted to gambling, I bet even you and your family's safety wouldn't be enough to get you to stop.
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可以了，你把鱼钩放到水里。如果有鱼上钩，你就赶快拉上来。
kěyǐ le ，nǐ bǎ yúgōu fàngdào shuǐ lǐ 。rúguǒ yǒu yú shànggōu ，nǐ jiù gǎnkuài lā shànglái 。
Sure. Put the fish hook into the water. If a fish gets hooked, pull it out right away.
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这是鱼钩。我们把小鱼爱吃的东西挂在上面。
zhè shì yúgōu 。wǒmen bǎ xiǎoyú ài chī de dōngxi guà zài shàngmian 。
That's a fish-hook. We'll put something the fish like to eat on the end.
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这个钩子是干什么用的？
zhè ge gōuzi shì gàn shénme yòng de ？
What's this hook for?
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好吧，拉钩。叔叔是和另外两个人一起來的。有一个人死了。后来叔叔就走了。
hǎoba ，lāgōu 。shūshu shì hé lìngwài liǎng ge rén yīqǐ lái de 。yǒu yī ge rén sǐ le 。hòulái shūshu jiù zǒu le 。
All right, shake on it. Uncle came with two other people. One of them died. After that, uncle left.
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你告诉阿姨好吗？我保证不告诉別人。我们拉钩。
nǐ gàosu āyí hǎo ma ？wǒ bǎozhèng bù gàosu biérén 。wǒmen lāgōu 。
You tell auntie, OK? I promise not to tell anyone else. We'll shake on it.
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