xià tiáo

Traditional: 下調

HSK 7–9

下调 (xià tiáo) is a Chinese word meaning “to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to adjust downwards
  2. 2to lower (prices, wages etc)
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 下调

下xià · down调diào · to transfer

Related words

下down一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)下来to come down下去to go down调查investigation留下to leave behind下面below下面to boil noodles放下to lay down; to put down剩下to remain; to be left over下午afternoon坐下to sit down

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