# 勾结 (gōujié)

In Mandarin Chinese, 勾结 (gōujié) means “to collude with”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to collude with
- Pinyin: gōujié (gou1 jie2)
- Traditional: 勾結
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他们勾结外人偷走了公司机密。
  Tāmen gōujié wàirén tōuzǒu le gōngsī jīmì.
  They colluded with outsiders to steal company secrets.

## Characters

- [勾](https://hanziro.com/word/gou-tick/) (gōu): to tick; to outline
- [结](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-tie/) (jiē): to tie; knot

https://hanziro.com/word/gou-jie-collude-with/

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