勾 Gōu

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Traditional form

勾 Gōu

Contains the radical

勹 bāo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Positional decomposition

⿹勹厶

Explanation

勾 Gōu is a component form of 句 gōu .

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 勾 Gōu in different contexts.

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他 tā 跟 gēn 贼 zéi 勾搭 gōu da 上 shǎng 了 le .

He ganged up with some thieves.

他 tā 帮助 bāngzhù 帕米拉·塔 tǎ 茨 cí 伯里穿 chuān 上 shǎng 大衣 dà yī , 闻到 wén dào 了 le 一股勾 Gōu 起 qǐ 他 tā 的 de 回忆 huíyì 的 de 芬 fēn 香气 xiāng qì 味 wèi .

He helped Pamela Tudsbury into her coat, scenting perfume that stirred his memory.

那 Nā 幅 fú 画 huà 把 bǎ 沉溺于热恋 rè liàn 中 Zhōng 的 de 青年 qīng nián 男子 nán zǐ 的 de 痴态勾勒 gōu lè 得 dé 滑稽 huá jī 可笑 kě xiào .

The comic skIt'sent up the foolishness of young men in love.

他 tā 机械 jīxiè 地 de 点点头，眼睛 yǎnjing 直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu 地 de 盯 dīng 着 zhāo 那个 nà ge 姑娘 gūniang 。

He nodded mechanically, his eyes fixed on the girl.

用唇线笔 bǐ 勾出 gōu chū 双唇的 de 轮廓 lúnkuò ，然后 ránhòu 涂上唇膏 chún gāo 。

With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in.

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 勾 Gōu in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
勾 Gōu	to attract	勾 Gōu
勾引 gōu yǐn	to seduce	勾引 gōu yǐn
勾搭 gōu da	to gang up	勾搭 gōu da
勾结 gōujié	to collude with	勾結
勾当 gòu dàng	shady business	勾當
勾勒 gōu lè	to outline	勾勒 gōu lè
勾画 gōu huà	to sketch out	勾畫
一笔勾销 yī bǐ gōu xiāo	to write off at one stroke	一筆勾銷
勾心斗角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo	to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)	勾心鬥角
直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu	with fixed eyes	直勾勾 zhí gōu gōu
勾践 Gōu Jiàn	King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 Chūn qiū Wǔ bà	勾踐
勾兑 gōu duì	to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)	勾兌
勾手 gōu shǒu	to collude with	勾手 gōu shǒu
勾芡 gōu qiàn	to thicken with cornstarch	勾芡 gōu qiàn
勾股定理 gōu gǔ dìng lǐ	Pythagorean theorem	勾股定理 gōu gǔ dìng lǐ
勾销 gōu xiāo	to write off	勾銷
勾连 gōu lián	to collude	勾連
勾起 gōu qǐ	to evoke	勾起 gōu qǐ
勾栏 gōu lán	brothel	勾欄
勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi	arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)	勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi
勾缝 gōu fèng	to point a brick wall	勾縫
勾玉 gōu yù	magatama (Japanese curved beads)	勾玉 gōu yù
里勾外连 lǐ gōu wài lián	attacked from both inside and out	裡勾外連