粵

調diu6升sing1

simp调升
diu6 sing1tiu4 sing1diào shēngtiáo shēng

English

  1. to promote
  2. to adjust upward
  3. to increase
  4. to be transfer and promote, usually within a large organization
  5. to upgrade
  6. (price) hike

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將數值提高
  2. 升職方式之一;將員工派去另一個部門做更高嘅職位

Examples

  • 銀行決定調升還款息率。

    The bank decided to increase the interest rate on repayments.

  • 公司決定調升佢去倫敦做地區總經理。

    The company promoted him as the general manager of the London offices.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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