xià​tiáoxià​diào HSK7

to adjust downward

  • created sense approved 下调/下調 · xià​tiáo · to adjust downward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下调 / 下調

    xià​tiáo

    to adjust downward

    To lower or reduce something, such as prices, interest rates, or wages.

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 调 (literal) → 调/調 · tiáo · to adjust

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 下调/下調 · xià​diào · to demote — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下调 / 下調

    xià​diào

    to demote

    To transfer an employee to a lower-level unit or position.

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 调 (literal) → 调/調 · diào · to transfer

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense