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勾

gòu · gou/Gōu · gou/gōu · gou

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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gòu 勾

  1. used in 勾當 / 勾当 (gòudàng)

Gōu 勾

  1. surname Gou

gōu 勾

  1. to attract
  2. to arouse
  3. to tick
  4. to strike out
  5. to delineate
  6. to collude
  7. variant of 鉤 / 钩 (gōu), hook
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Ticking the list

  1. Dengdeng

    清单(qīngdān)上(shàng)的(de)事(shì)都(dōu)做完(zuòwán)了(le)，我(wǒ)要(yào)打勾(dǎgōu)。

    I have done everything on my list. Time to tick it off.

  2. Liangliang

    都(dōu)做完(zuòwán)了(le)？买菜(mǎicài)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Everything? Did you buy the vegetables?

  3. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)了(le)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)它(tā)勾(gōu)上(shàng)。

    Yes. I will tick that one.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)菜(cài)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Then where are the vegetables?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)勾(gōu)了(le)，还(hái)没(méi)去(qù)呢(ne)。

    I ticked it first. I have not gone yet.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)新(xīn)毛(máo)衣(yī)上(shàng)勾(gōu)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)洞(dòng)。

The child has picked a hole in his new jumper.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Lemmih · English by Lemmih · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)名(míng)单(dān)上(shàng)勾(gōu)出(chū)要(yào)参(cān)加(jiā)的(de)人(rén)。

He ticked off the people who would attend on the list.

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