赤字 (chì zì) — (financial) deficit; red letter (in accounting; lit. ‘red character’)
Definition
赤字 is a formal written term for a financial deficit (e.g. 财政赤字, budget deficit), literally 'red figures' in a ledger. Use it over 亏 or 亏损 for noun-style, official contexts; 缺口 is a more general 'shortfall or gap'.
noun
(financial) deficitred letter (in accounting; lit. ‘red character’)
Examples
- 赤字。Zhèng fǔ nǔ lì jiǎn shǎo cái zhèng chì zì.The government is working to reduce the fiscal deficit.
- 赤字。Zhè jiā gōng sī de chì zì yǐ jīng lián xù sān nián kuò dà.This company's deficit has been widening for three consecutive years.
- 赤字，。Zhàng běn shàng chū xiàn le chì zì, xū yào tiáo zhěng zhī chū.A red figure appeared in the ledger; expenses need to be adjusted.
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