下调 xiàtiáo to adjust downwards
to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)
How to remember 下调: 下 down + 调 tune = to adjust downwards.
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How it is used
- 'To adjust downward, lower (prices, rates)' - 下调油价 (xiàtiáo yóujià) cut fuel prices.
- Formal/economic register; contrast 上调. Reading is tiáo, not diào.