下调
xiàtiáo
to lower; to adjust downward
Characters in this word
调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 央行宣布下调基准利率，以缓解企业融资压力。 Yāngháng xuānbù xiàtiáo jīzhǔn lìlǜ, yǐ huǎnjiě qǐyè róngzī yālì. The central bank announced a cut in benchmark interest rates to ease companies' financing pressure.
- 公司决定下调产品价格，吸引更多的顾客。 Gōngsī juédìng xiàtiáo chǎnpǐn jiàgé, xīyǐn gèng duō de gùkè. The company decided to lower the product prices to attract more customers.
- 水费从下个月开始下调，居民的负担会轻一些。 Shuǐfèi cóng xiàgè yuè kāishǐ xiàtiáo, jūmín de fùdān huì qīng yīxiē. Water bills will be lowered starting next month, easing residents' expenses a little.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down