HSK 7-9
挂钩
guàgōu动名
to couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 与 + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc); hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
奖金应该与工作表现挂钩。
Jiǎng jīn yīng gāi yǔ gōng zuò biǎo xiàn guà gōu.
Bonuses should be tied to job performance.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.