挂钩

guà gōu · gua gou

Traditional 掛鉤

Meaning

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  1. to couple; to link; to hook together
  2. (fig.) (preceded by 與 / 与 (yǔ) + {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

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