下
调

To adjust downwards in Chinese: 下调 (xià tiáo)

xià tiáo

to adjust downwards

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 下調1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to adjust downwards
  2. 2to lower (prices, wages etc)

Stroke order

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下
调

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄧㄠˊ

tiáo

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

下调

Simplified

下調

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 银行决定下调贷款的利息。

    yín háng jué dìng xià tiáo dài kuǎn de lì xī。

    The bank decided to lower the interest on loans.

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Related words

下

xià

down

调

tiáo

to harmonize

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

调查

diào chá

investigation

单调

dān diào

monotonous

调皮

tiáo pí

naughty

调整

tiáo zhěng

to adjust

强调

qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

声调

shēng diào

tone

下载

xià zǎi

to download

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