Chinese word

挂钩

Pronunciation

Pinyinguà gōu

Meaning

  • verbtie to

Example

工资要和绩效挂钩。gōng zī yào hé jì xiào guà gōu

Wages should be tied to performance.

Illustration for 挂钩 (tie to)

More examples

公司的奖金通常与个人绩效挂钩。gōng sī de jiǎng jīn tōng cháng yǔ gè rén jì xiào guà gōu

The company's bonuses are usually tied to individual performance.

Core concept

A hook links two things so that a change in one pulls the other along.

Common phrases

  • 工资与绩效挂钩gōng zī yǔ jì xiào guà gōu

    tie wages to performance

  • 社保缴费与工资挂钩shè bǎo jiǎo fèi yǔ gōng zī guà gōu

    tie social insurance contributions to wages

  • 奖金发放与个人绩效挂钩jiǎng jīn fà fàng yǔ gè rén jì xiào guà gōu

    tie bonus payments to individual performance

Similar words

联系lián xì: Create a connection between people or organizations for communication or contact.
关联guān lián: Connect matters or data by showing that they have a relationship.
联动lián dòng: Make connected elements respond together when one of them changes.
绑定bǎng dìng: Tie two things together firmly under a rule, agreement, or promise.

Definition in Chinese

使两个事项在结果或利益上发生关联，使一方的得失受另一方影响。shǐ liǎng gè shì xiàng zài jié guǒ huò lì yì shàng fā shēng guān lián shǐ yì fāng de dé shī shòu lìng yì fāng yíng xiǎng

Word origin

挂 (guà, "hang") + 钩 (gōu, "hook") describes something hanging from a hook, a physical picture that develops into the idea of connecting one matter to another.

Usage tips

  • It is common in talk about pay, prices, rules, and performance, where the linked factors describe a condition for an outcome rather than a personal feeling.

Other meanings

  • associate withverb
  • hooknoun

Opposites

  • 脱钩tuō gōudisconnectverb

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