raise; increase (price, interest rate, etc.)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to adjust upward; to raise; to increase (price, interest rate, wage, etc.)
Primarily used in economics, finance, and policy contexts.
Yóu由
yú于
yuán原
cái材
liào料
chéng成
běn本
shàng上
zhǎng涨
，
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
shàng上
tiáo调
chǎn产
pǐn品
jià价
gé格
。
Due to rising raw material costs, the company decided to raise product prices.
Yāng央
háng行
xuān宣
bù布
shàng上
tiáo调
jī基
zhǔn准
lì利
lǜ率
。
The central bank announced an increase in the benchmark interest rate.
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Míng明
nián年
zuì最
dī低
gōng工
zī资
biāo标
zhǔn准
jiāng将
zài再
cì次
shàng上
tiáo调
。
The minimum wage standard will be raised again next year.
Qì汽
yóu油
jià价
gé格
yǐ已
jīng经
lián连
xù续
sān三
gè个
yuè月
shàng上
tiáo调
。
Gasoline prices have been increased for three consecutive months.