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钩

gōu · gou

Traditional 鉤 / 鈎

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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gōu 鉤

  1. to hook
  2. to sew
  3. to crochet
  4. hook
  5. check mark or tick
  6. window catch

gōu 鈎

  1. variant of 鉤 / 钩 (gōu)
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Too heavy for the hook

  1. Liangliang

    帮我(bāngwǒ)把(bǎ)包(bāo)挂在(guàzài)门后(ménhòu)的(de)钩子(gōuzi)上(shàng)。

    Help me hang my bag on the hook behind the door.

  2. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)钩子(gōuzi)太小了(tàixiǎole)，包(bāo)太重了(tàizhòngle)。

    This hook is too small and the bag is too heavy.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)挂在(guàzài)窗边(chuāngbiān)的(de)钩子(gōuzi)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

    Then hang it on the hook by the window.

  4. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)包里(bāolǐ)装了(zhuāngle)什么(shénme)？这么(zhème)重(zhòng)。

    What's in your bag? So heavy.

  5. Liangliang

    五本(wǔběn)书(shū)，还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)西瓜(xīguā)。

    Five books and a small watermelon.

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)钩子(gōuzi)要掉了(yàodiàole)！

    No wonder the hook is about to fall!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)窗(chuāng)帘(lián)挂(guà)在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)钩(gōu)上(shàng)。

Please hang the curtain on this hook.

02

她(tā)用(yòng)毛(máo)线(xiàn)钩(gōu)了(le)一(yì)顶(dǐng)帽(mào)子(zi)。

She crocheted a hat out of yarn.

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