冓
inner rooms of palace; ten billions
勾
to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
够
enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
彀
to draw a bow to the full; the range of a bow and arrow; old variant of 夠|够[gou4], enough
构
variant of 構|构[gou4]; (Tw) (coll.) variant of 夠|够[gou4]; to reach by stretching
枸
Chinese wolfberry (Lycium chinense)
构
to construct; to form; to make up; to compose; literary composition; paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
沟
ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4]
狗
dog; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
笱
basket for trapping fish
篝
bamboo frame for drying clothes; bamboo cage
缑
surname Gou; Gou Mountain in Henan
缑
rope attached to a sword hilt; (archaic) hilt; sword
耇
wrinkled face of the elderly
苟
if; supposing; careless; negligent; temporarily
觏
complete; meet unexpectedly; see
钩
to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
勾三搭四
to make hanky-panky; to seduce women
勾兑
to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)
勾出
to delineate; to articulate; to evoke; to draw out; to tick off
勾划
to sketch; to delineate
勾勒
to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of
勾心斗角
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
勾手
to collude with; to collaborate; (basketball) hook shot
勾搭
to gang up; to fool around with; to make up to
勾栏
brothel; theater; carved balustrade
勾玉
magatama (Japanese curved beads)
勾留
to stay; to stop over; to break one's journey
勾画
to sketch out; to delineate
勾破
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
勾结
to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with
勾缝
to point a brick wall; to grout a tiled surface
勾联
variant of 勾連|勾连[gou1 lian2]
勾肩搭背
arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
勾芡
to thicken with cornstarch
勾起
to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook
勾践
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
勾连
to be linked together; to be involved with; to collude; interconnection; involvement; collusion
勾销
to write off; to cancel
勾阑
variant of 勾欄|勾栏[gou1 lan2]
够受的
to be quite an ordeal; to be hard to bear
够味
lit. just the right flavor; just right; just the thing; excellent
够呛
unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely
够意思
wonderful; great; delightful; very kind; generous
够戗
variant of 夠嗆|够呛[gou4 qiang4]
够朋友
(coll.) to be a true friend
够本
to break even; to get one's money's worth
够格
able to pass muster; qualified; apt; presentable
媾和
to make peace; to copulate
彀中
within the range of a bow and arrow; (fig.) under sb's control
枸杞
wolfberry (Lycium chinense); genus Lycium
枸橘
trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata)
枸骨
Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta)
构件
member; component; part
构型
structure; (spatial) configuration; arrangement; (chemistry) configuration (molecular, electron etc)
构建
to construct (sth abstract)
构思
to design; to plot; to plan out; to compose; to draw a mental sketch; conception; plan; idea; composition
构想图
notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)
构成
to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
构词学
morphology (linguistics)
构词法意识
morphological awareness
构造
structure; composition; tectonic (geology); CL:個|个[ge4]
构造运动
tectonic movement; movement of earth's crust
构陷
to frame; to bring false charges against
沟壑
gorge; gulch; ravine; deep ditch
沟渠
channel; moat; irrigation canal
沟通
to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
狗仔式
dog paddle (swimming); doggy style (sex)
狗仗人势
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
狗刨
dog paddle (swimming style)
狗吃屎
to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
狗吠
bark; CL:聲|声[sheng1]; to bark
狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom); to ill reward a person's kindness
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom); no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
狗尾续貂
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom); fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
狗屁不通
incoherent (writing or speech); nonsensical; a load of crap
狗屎
canine excrement; dog poo; bullshit
狗屎运
unexpected success; Lucky bastard! (slang)
狗崽子
(coll.) puppy; (derog.) son of a bitch
狗年
Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
狗急跳墙
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom); to be driven to desperate action
狗扯羊皮
to fuss around; to buzz about uselessly; to wag one's tongue
狗拳
Gou Quan - 'Dog Fist' - Martial Art
狗拿耗子
lit. a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom)
狗改不了吃屎
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom); fig. bad habits are hard to change
狗日
lit. fucked or spawned by a dog; contemptible; lousy, fucking
狗爬式
dog paddle (swimming style)
狗男女
a couple engaged in an illicit love affair; a cheating couple
狗皮膏药
dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc; quack medicine; sham goods
狗窦
dog hole; gap caused by missing teeth; fig. den of thieves
狗窦大开
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
狗粮
dog food; (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to 'eat' it)
狗腿
lackey; henchman; to kiss up to
狗腿子
dog's leg; fig. one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug
狗胆包天
extremely daring (idiom); foolhardy
狗血
melodramatic; contrived
狗血喷头
torrent of abuse (idiom)
狗血淋头
lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom); fig. torrent of abuse
狗贼
(insult) brigand; swindler
狗逮老鼠
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom); fig. to be meddlesome
狗杂碎
piece of shit; scumbag
狗杂种
son of a bitch; damn bastard
狗头军师
(derog.) inept advisor; a good-for-nothing adviser; one who offers bad advice
狗食袋
doggy bag; take-out container
狗鹫
royal eagle; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
篝火狐鸣
to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion; an uprising is afoot (idiom)
苟且
perfunctory; careless; drifting along; resigned to one's fate; improper (relations); illicit (sex)
苟且偷安
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
苟且偷生
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
苟取
(literary) to extort; to take as bribe
苟合
illicit sexual relations
苟安
see 苟且偷安[gou3 qie3 tou1 an1]
苟富贵,勿相忘
don't forget your friends when you become rich
苟延残喘
to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
诟病
to denounce; to castigate
诟骂
to revile; to abuse verbally
购得
to purchase; to acquire
钩稽
variant of 鉤稽|钩稽[gou1 ji1]
钩住
to hook onto; to hitch onto; to catch onto
钩儿
erhua variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]
钩嘴圆尾鹱
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
钩嘴林䴗
(bird species of China) large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)
钩心斗角
variant of 勾心鬥角|勾心斗角[gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3]
钩破
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
钩稽
to explore; to investigate; to audit (accounts, books etc)
钩针
crochet hook; crochet needle
鞲鞴
piston (loanword from German 'Kolben')