下調

Simplified: 下调

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C2.

xiàdiào ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

- to demote
- to pass down to a lower unit

Character by character

xiàtiáo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

- to adjust downwards
- to lower (prices, wages etc)

Character by character

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