调资 (tiáozī): to adjust wages / salaries

Meanings

1 to adjust wages / salaries
2 wage adjustment (raise or cut)

Characters

调

Examples

公司每年都会进行一次调资。

Gōngsī měi nián dōu huì jìnxíng yī cì tiáozī.

The company carries out a wage adjustment once a year.

这次调资以后他的工资涨了不少。

Zhè cì tiáozī yǐhòu tā de gōngzī zhǎng le bùshǎo.

After this wage adjustment his salary rose considerably.

Tips

usage

Note the tone: 调 here is tiáo (to adjust, harmonize), not diào (to transfer / a tune). HR-meeting term — in everyday speech people more often say 涨工资 (zhǎng gōngzī) for a raise.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

资 zī

Related Words

调整 tiáozhěng HSK 3 #3,479

to adjust; to modify / adjustment; modification

调 tiáo HSK 3 #1,523

to adjust; to regulate / to mix; to blend / tone; melody; tune

调休 tiáoxiū

to swap a workday for a rest day (or vice versa) / holiday schedule adjustment

调情 tiáoqíng #4,653

to flirt / to tease romantically

调节 tiáojié HSK 5 #10,338

to adjust; to regulate / to modulate

工资 gōngzī HSK 3 #3,506

wages; salary; pay

上调 shàngtiáo HSK 7 #32,326

to raise / to adjust upward / to increase

调味 tiáowèi #8,564

to season; to flavor; to add seasoning / seasoning; flavoring

调和油 tiáohéyóu

blended cooking oil / mixed vegetable oil

调味酱 tiáowèijiàng

seasoning sauce / condiment paste