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gòu
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 勾當|勾当[gòu dàng]

Words Containing 勾

勾践
gōu jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

勾当
gòu dàng

shady business

勾走
gōu zǒu

to steal (sb's heart)

勾芡
gōu qiàn

to thicken with cornstarch

越王勾践
yuè wáng gōu jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

勾破
gōu pò

(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)

勾勒
gōu lè

to draw the outline of

勾手
gōu shǒu

to collude with

勾选
gōu xuǎn

to select (one or more options from a list)

勾兑
gōu duì

to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)

打勾
dǎ gōu

to check

勾号
gōu hào

check mark (✓)

勾引
gōu yǐn

to seduce

勾拳
gōu quán

hook (punch in boxing)

一笔勾销
yī bǐ gōu xiāo

to write off at one stroke

直勾勾
zhí gōu gōu

(of one's gaze) fixed

勾销
gōu xiāo

to write off

勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)

勾留
gōu liú

to stay

勾结
gōu jié

to collude with

勾画
gōu huà

to sketch out

勾通
gōu tōng

to collude with

勾股定理
gōu gǔ dìng lǐ

Pythagorean theorem

打勾勾
dǎ gōu gōu

see 拉鉤|拉钩[lā gōu]

勾连
gōu lián

to be linked together

勾起
gōu qǐ

to evoke

勾缝
gōu fèng

to point a brick wall

里勾外连
lǐ gōu wài lián

to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside

勾出
gōu chū

to delineate

左右勾拳
zuǒ yòu gōu quán

left hook and right hook (boxing)

勾搭
gōu da

to gang up

勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi

arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)

勾玉
gōu yù

magatama (Japanese curved beads)

配件挂勾
pèi jiàn guà gōu

accessory hook

勾划
gōu huà

to sketch; to delineate

勾三搭四
gōu sān dā sì

to make hanky-panky

勾栏
gōu lán

brothel

勾人
gōu rén

sexy