勾结
Old HSK 6
勾结 (gōujié) · to collude
勾结 (gōujié) means “to collude; to gang up”. It is written with 2 characters: 勾 (to hook) + 结 (knot). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 勾结 is built
The characters
勾 gōu · to hook
What 勾 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 厶sī — private
结 jié · knot
What 结 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 吉jí — lucky
- 士shì — scholar
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 吉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们勾结在一起骗钱。Tāmen gōujié zài yìqǐ piàn qián.They colluded to cheat people out of money.
警察发现了他们勾结的证据。Jǐngchá fāxiàn le tāmen gōujié de zhèngjù.The police found evidence that they had colluded.
Questions about 勾结
What does 勾结 mean?
勾结 (gōujié) means “to collude; to gang up”.
How do you pronounce 勾结?
勾结 is pronounced gōujié.
Which HSK level is 勾结?
勾结 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 结合jiéhéto combine
- 结婚jiéhūnto get married
- 结束jiéshùto end
- 团结tuánjiéto unite
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 结构jiégòustructure
- 结论jiélùnconclusion
- 结账jiézhàngto pay the bill
Learn 勾结 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.