钩子

钩子 gōuzi

Hook

钩子 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體鉤子 gouzi

What 钩子 means

Hook

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 钩子 will read it the same way this page does.

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Character by character

钩子 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

钩

gōu

Hook

子

zǐ

Son (child - person - midnight)

Words that share a character with 钩子

How to write 钩子

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钩子 in a sentence

衣服挂在门后的钩子上。

Yīfu guà zài mén hòu de gōuzi shang.

The coat hangs on the hook behind the door.

这个钩子松了，挂不住东西。

Zhège gōuzi sōng le, guà bu zhù dōngxi.

This hook is loose and will not hold anything.

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Questions about 钩子

What does 钩子 mean in English?

钩子 is pronounced gōuzi and means Hook.

How do you pronounce 钩子?

钩子 is gōuzi in pinyin — written gouzi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 钩子?

钩子 is written with 2 characters: 钩 (gōu) Hook, 子 (zǐ) Son (child - person - midnight). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 钩子 written in traditional Chinese?

鉤子. The simplified form 钩子 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 鉤子 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced gōuzi.

Is 钩子 an HSK word?

Yes — 钩子 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

共和国 gònghéguó 共计 gòngjì 共鸣 gòngmíng 勾结 gōujié 构思 gòusī 孤独 gūdú 孤立 gūlì 姑且 gūqiě

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