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What does 上调 mean?

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上调 shàngtiáo

to raise (prices, interest rates etc.); to adjust upward

It can also mean

  • to transfer to a higher authority
  • to requisition (goods) for higher authorities

Its characters

  1. 上 shàng up
  2. 调 tiáo to adjust

In a sentence

银行宣布上调存款利率。 The bank announced it would raise deposit interest rates.

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