Definition
上调 (shàngtiáo) means 'to raise (prices, wages, rates, etc.)' and is used when an authority or organization makes an official upward adjustment. It contrasts with 上涨 (shàngzhǎng), which describes prices or values rising on their own (e.g., 'prices are rising'), and 涨价 (zhǎngjià), which focuses on a price increase for goods. 上调 is deliberate and institutional; 上涨 and 涨价 are market-driven or general.
verb
to raise (prices, wages, rates, etc.)to adjust upwards
Examples
- 上调。Zhèngfǔ juédìng shàng tiáo qìyóu jiàgé.The government decided to raise gasoline prices.
- 上调。Gōngsī měinián dōu huì shàng tiáo yuángōng gōngzī.The company raises employee wages every year.
- ，上调。Wèile yìngduì tōnghuò péngzhàng, yāngxíng shàng tiáo le jīzhǔn lìlǜ.To cope with inflation, the central bank raised the benchmark interest rate.
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