勾结

• Pinyin: gōu jié
• Desglose de hanzi: 勾 = 厶 + 勹 (curved, secretive); 结 = 纟(thread/silk) + 吉 (auspicious/tied) — to bind together with thread

Significado

Coludir(se); confabular(se) en secreto (de forma ilícita).

Strongly negative in connotation. Used in legal, political, and journalistic contexts to describe secret and illegal cooperation — e.g., between criminals, corrupt officials, or hostile foreign entities. Fixed collocations include 内外勾结 (collusion between insiders and outsiders) and 相互勾结 (mutual collusion). Never used in a neutral or positive sense.

Ejemplos

1. 调查显示，多名政府官员与不法商人长期相互勾结，从中牟取巨额利益。
2. 法庭认定被告与竞争对手的内部人员勾结，蓄意泄露商业机密。
3. 该团伙内外勾结，利用快递渠道大规模走私违禁品，最终被警方一网打尽。

Guía de uso

Contexto: law, politics, journalism, crime

Tono: critical/negative

Correcto

• 两名嫌疑人早在案发前六个月便已开始秘密勾结，策划实施这起金融诈骗。(The two suspects had secretly begun colluding as early as six months before the crime, plotting to carry out this financial fraud.)
• 相关部门发现该公司与境外势力勾结，正在依法展开调查。(Relevant authorities have discovered that the company is colluding with foreign forces and are conducting an investigation in accordance with the law.)

Incorrecto

• 将'勾结'用于一般的合作或联合 — 勾结 carries a strong criminal/illicit implication; for legitimate partnership use 合作, 联合, or 协作 instead

Origen e historia

勾 (to hook; to pull in; to entangle) + 结 (to tie; to form a bond). Together: to covertly tie together — implying an illicit alliance.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal