# 挂钩 (guàgōu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 挂钩 (guàgōu) means “to link with; to hook together”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to link with; to hook together
- Pinyin: guàgōu (gua4 gou1)
- Traditional: 掛鉤
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 员工的奖金与工作业绩挂钩。
  Yuángōng de jiǎngjīn yǔ gōngzuò yèjì guàgōu.
  Employee bonuses are linked to work performance.

## Characters

- [挂](https://hanziro.com/word/gua-hang/) (guà): to hang; to hang up (phone)
- [钩](https://hanziro.com/word/gou-hook/) (gōu): hook; check mark

https://hanziro.com/word/gua-gou-link-with/

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