上调 shàngtiáo to raise (prices)
to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
How to remember 上调: 上 above + 调 tune = to raise (prices).
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How it is used
- 'To adjust upward, raise (prices, rates, wages)' - 上调利率 (shàngtiáo lìlǜ) raise interest rates.
- Formal/economic register; contrast 下调. Note the reading tiáo, not diào.