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gōu
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  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

Words Containing 钩

脱钩
tuō gōu

to cut ties

钩扣
gōu kòu

hook

无钩绦虫
wú gōu tāo chóng

beef tapeworm

台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛
tái wān bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)

钩稽
gōu jī

to explore

横斜钩
héng xié gōu

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

钩花
gōu huā

to crochet

竖钩
shù gōu

vertical stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

红嘴钩嘴鹛
hóng zuǐ gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) coral-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)

钓钩
diào gōu

fishhook

秤钩
chèng gōu

steelyard hook

横钩
héng gōu

horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

斜钩
xié gōu

(downwards-right concave hooked character stroke)

铁钩
tiě gōu

iron hook

钩嘴圆尾鹱
gōu zuǐ yuán wěi hù

(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)

鹰钩鼻
yīng gōu bí

aquiline nose

吊钩
diào gōu

suspended hook

钩子
gōu zi

hook

竖弯钩
shù wān gōu

乚 stroke in Chinese characters

台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛
tái wān zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)

姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

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

上钩
shàng gōu

to take the bait

棕头钩嘴鹛
zōng tóu gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) red-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)

咬钩
yǎo gōu

(of fish) to bite

钩针
gōu zhēn

crochet hook

钩端螺旋体病
gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìng

leptospirosis

华南斑胸钩嘴鹛
huá nán bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) grey-sided scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus swinhoei)

搭钩
dā gōu

a hook

钩环
gōu huán

shackle (U-shaped link)

钩吻
gōu wěn

heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans)

斑胸钩嘴鹛
bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) black-streaked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox)

锈脸钩嘴鹛
xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)

拉钩
lā gōu

pinky swear

窃钩者诛,窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu

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[zhuāng zǐ])

打钩
dǎ gōu

to tick

挠钩
náo gōu

iron hook at the end a long pole

太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

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

棕颈钩嘴鹛
zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis)

后钩
hòu gōu

(dialect) unfinished business

钩编
gōu biān

to crochet

有钩绦虫
yǒu gōu tāo chóng

tapeworm (Taenia solium)

长嘴钩嘴鹛
cháng zuǐ gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus hypoleucos)

钩破
gōu pò

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

钩嘴林䴗
gōu zuǐ lín jú

(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)

挂钩
guà gōu

to couple; to link; to hook together

窃国者侯,窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū

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[zhuāng zǐ])

衣钩
yī gōu

clothes hook

倒钩
dào gōu

barb

钩头篙
gōu tóu gāo

boathook

鱼钩
yú gōu

fishhook

钩住
gōu zhù

to hook onto

窗钩
chuāng gōu

window hook