调控 (tiáo kòng) — to regulate, to control | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

调控 is a formal verb meaning to regulate/control through deliberate adjustment (prices, markets, emotions). Stronger and more policy-oriented than 调节 (fine-tune), broader in scope than 控制 (restrain).

verb

to regulateto control

Examples

调控，。
Yāng háng tiáo kòng huò bì gōng yìng liàng, fáng zhǐ tōng huò péng zhàng.
The central bank regulates the money supply to prevent inflation.
调控。
Zhèng fǔ chū tái xīn zhèng cè lái tiáo kòng fáng dì chǎn guò rè.
The government introduced new policies to control the overheated real estate market.
调控。
Xué huì tiáo kòng qíng xù duì xīn lǐ jiàn kāng hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
Learning to regulate emotions is very beneficial for mental health.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

调tiáoregulate

控kòngcontrol

调 (regulate) and 控 (control) both describe managing a system.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

言周調

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

周

周zhōu調tiáo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌空控

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

空

空kōng控kòng

Same sound today

The left part is 手 written as 扌, showing a hand; the right part 空 gives the sound.

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