调控 tiáokòng to regulate
to regulate; to control
How to remember 调控: 调 tune + 控 to accuse = to regulate.
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How it is used
- To regulate and control (macro-level) - 宏观调控 (hóngguān tiáokòng) macroeconomic regulation; 调控房价 (tiáokòng fángjià) to control housing prices.
- Reading tiáo. Economic/policy register: government adjusting to steer outcomes.
- Combines 调 (adjust) + 控 (control) - active steering, stronger than mere 调整 (tiáozhěng, to adjust).