# 下调 (xiàtiáo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下调 (xiàtiáo) means “to adjust downward; to lower; to transfer down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to adjust downward; to lower; to transfer down
- Pinyin: xiàtiáo (xia4 tiao2)
- Traditional: 下調
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: xiàdiào — to demote; to pass down to a lower unit

## Examples

- 银行决定下个月下调利率。
  Yínháng juédìng xiàgeyuè xiàtiáo lìlǜ.
  The bank decided to lower interest rates next month.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [调](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-transfer/) (diào): to transfer; tone

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-tiao-adjust-downward/

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