调节 (tiáo jié) — to adjust, to regulate

Definition

调节 is a written/formal 'adjust, regulate' used for systems (temperature, blood pressure, income gaps). More literary than 调整, and broader than 调 (which tunes devices or reconciles people).

verb
to adjustto regulate

Examples

  • 调节
    Qǐng tiáo jié diàn shì de shēng yīn.
    Please adjust the TV volume.
  • 调节
    Zhèng fǔ tōng guò shuì shōu lái tiáo jié shōu rù chā jù.
    The government adjusts income gaps through taxation.
  • 调节
    Zhè zhǒng yào néng yǒu xiào tiáo jié huàn zhě de xuè yā.
    This medicine can effectively regulate the patient's blood pressure.

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