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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.couple (two railway coaches); articulate; connect
- 2
v.metalink up with; establish contact with; get in touch with
基层供销社跟产地挂钩。
A grass-roots supply and marketing cooperative has established contact with the place of production.
从五月起，生活费将与通货膨胀挂钩。
Living expenses will be indexed in line with inflation from May.
供销应该挂钩。
Supply should be hooked to marketing.
synonym
- 3
n.(hook) hitch; coupling; latch hook
吊车挂钩
crane hook
synonym
Word usage
- Note"钩" cannot be written as "勾".
- Separable word"挂" and "钩" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
这两家公司早就挂起钩来了。
The two companies have established contact with each other long before.
两节车厢已经挂好钩了。
Two carriages have been hooked up.
我们学校与这家公司挂上了钩。
Our school has established contact with this company.
- common measure word"挂钩" is often matched with measure word "个".
一个挂钩
one hook