上调

shàng tiáo

HSK 7–9

Meaning

to raise (prices)
to adjust upwards

Definition

向上调整，通常指价格、工资、利率等的提高。

to adjust upward; usually refers to increases in prices, wages, interest rates, etc.

Usage

常用于经济、金融领域，表示将某个数值或标准提高。也可用于物理意义上的向上调节，如调整设备的高度或位置。

Commonly used in economic and financial contexts to indicate an increase in a numerical value or standard. It can also be used in a physical sense, such as adjusting the height or position of equipment upward.

Examples

1 央行决定上调基准利率0.25个百分点。 (The central bank decided to raise the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points.)
2 公司宣布上调员工工资，平均涨幅为10%。 (The company announced a wage increase for employees, with an average raise of 10%.)
3 由于成本上升，超市上调了部分商品的价格。 (Due to rising costs, the supermarket has raised the prices of some items.)
4 请把音量上调一些，我听不清楚。 (Please turn up the volume a bit, I can't hear clearly.)
5 政府对低收入家庭的上调补贴标准。 (The government has raised the subsidy standards for low-income families.)

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